Anjar, Lebanon, Musa Dagh Memorial

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Subject:The 18 defenders who died during the Self-Defense of Musa Dagh (Musaler). (view image)
Type of Memorial:Monumental Sculpture
Sponsor(s):Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church; local Anjar-Armenian community and institutions; and Diaspora members of Musa Ler ancestry.
Architect/Designer/Artist:Architect: Kevork Emmiyan
Placement:Freestanding abstracted cross-like sculptural work on the ground.
Physical Setting:Flat land, adjacent to Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church.
Tourist Amenities:No
Map Designation:Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church.
Physical Condition:Very well preserved.
Location:Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church
Anjar, Lebanon
Location Description:Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church is located north of main street Anjar.
Construction Began:Early 1990s
Prior Use of Site:Courtyard of Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church.
Development/Construction Process:A monument built in 1995 in memory of the 18 defenders who died during the Self-Defense of Musa Dagh (Samandagh today) at the start of the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Apostolic Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Church is the second largest Armenian Church in Lebanon. The church construction took place on October 30, 1960.

The names of the 18 martyrs who are being commemorated via this monument are the following: Hagop Karageozian 1880-1915, Hovhannes Koojanian 1874-1915,Hovhannes Loorchian 1891-1915, Sarkis Shannakian 1880-1915, Samuel Boyajian 1874-1915, Habet Vanayan 1889-1915, Bedros Havatian 1882-1915, Abraham Seklemian 1898-1915, Grigor Kebourian 1854-1915, Grigor Nekroorian 1875-1915, Jabra Kheyoyan 1887-1915, Samuel Markarian 1891-1915, Missak Bayramian 1897-1915, Baghdassar Mardikian 1886-1915, Hampartsoum Khoshian 1874-1915, Boghos Andekian 1894-1915, Hagop Havatian 1885-1915, Bedros Penenian 1855-1915. They were buried on the Mountain near a monument dedicated to them. The monument and the cemetery were destroyed by the Turkish government in 1939.

History of Ownership:Owned by Sourp Boghos (St. Paul) Armenian Apostolic Church of Anjar and Musa Dagh community in Lebanon, Armenia, and Diaspora.
Commemorative Activities:Every year during the month of September, commemoration ceremonies take place near the monument. A similar celebration simultaneously occurs in the village of Musaler, Armenia.
Additional Information:http://mousaler.com/

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