The date and name on the facade of the four-story factory building indicate that it was built in 1902 by II. O. Karakotchian. The building used today as Dönertaş Flour Factory is in relatively good condition. Located in Edirne Province, Central District, next to the Ekmekçioğlu Ahmet Paşa Bridge, on the banks of the Tunca…
Çatköy, Gemerek, had a significant Armenian population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There was also a smaller Greek population. At that time, the village had 470 households. During the Genocide in 1915, first the Greeks left the village, and then the Armenians left the village in parts until 1950. After the 1920s,…
It is located within the borders of Taş neighbourhood in Kozan district of Adana province. It is one of the numerous church-chapel ruins of varying sizes known to exist around the Sis Monastery in the region. Except for some surviving walls, it is in ruins. In the damage assessment study conducted after the February 2023…
The upper cover of the masonry structure located on the roadside has disappeared, but its main walls have partially survived to the present day. The rectangular structure has two apses. It is an Armenian chapel built in the Middle Ages. Numbered 045 in the Adana with Armenian Cultural Heritage work. In the damage assessment study…
This is an Armenian cemetry in Turkey, Marmara Region, Istanbul, Uskudar, Kandilli Group: Religious Structure, Building Type: Cemetery Century: Geography: Turkey, Marmara Region, Istanbul, Uskudar, Kandilli Latitude: 41.0704823865473, Longitude: 29.0599404549882 Alternative names: Contributed by: Culture Inventory
The church is a religious building belonging to the Mekhitarist Order of the Armenian Catholic Church. The Mekhitarist congregation was founded by Abbot Mekhitarus of Sebaste on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in the Venetian lagoon. The first Mekhitarist community in Trieste arrived in Trieste in the 18th century, encouraged by the free…
The monastery, known as the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, Surp Astvadzadzin Monastery, or Arapgir Ana Monastery, was an Armenian monastic complex located in the city of Arapgir. It was destroyed by dynamite by the Turkish government in 1957. It was one of the largest churches in Western Armenia. Built in the 13th century, it…
Due to the construction techniques and material features of the building, it is thought that it was built in 1857, around the same time as the American Hospital. Group: Civil Building Type: Museum, School Century: 19th century Geography: Gaziantep, Şahinbey, Turkey Latitude: 37.056966344819, Longitude: 37.363277176164 Alternative names: Gaziantep Armenian school Contributed by: Culture Inventory
Reis Çelo Mansion (popularly known as “Mala Kilavuza Mansion”) was built in the 19th century by an Armenian named Reis Çelo, one of the prominent figures of Silvan. Architecturally, the use of cut stone, unique to the Silvan region, is noteworthy. The historic mansion was built on one of the castle bastions and was used…
The name Derevenk is derived from the Turkish word “dere” (river) and the Armenian word “vank” (monastery). Therefore, the “-venk” element in “Derevenk” likely originates from the Sergis Rock Monastery located in the village. The village was located just northeast of Talas and had a population of 310 Armenians. All the facades of the village’s…
Sergis Monastery is located in the Derevenk Valley, which runs northwest-southeast from the Talas district, east of Kayseri. This valley extends south from Tavlusun to Zincidere and was formed by the erosion of the Karasu River. Numerous artificial caves are located along two slopes in the northern part of the valley. The name “Derevenk” is…
The Ararat Massis Armenian Cemetery, commonly known as the Ararat Cemetery, is an Armenian cemetery in Fresno, California, United States. Established in 1885, the cemetery is the burial place of many prominent figures of Armenian-American history, including Soghomon Tehlirian, Victor Maghakian, and William Saroyan. The Ararat Massis Cemetery was the only Armenian cemetery built outside…
