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THE ARMENIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN ALEPPO1922 «1936
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IT IS HOPED THAT THIS COLLECTION OF HIS-
TORIC PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE A PERMANENT MO-
MENTO TO THE COMING GENERATIONS, TO RE-
MIND THEM OF THE HARDSHIPS ENDURED BY
THEIR ANCESTORS AND THE DEBT OF GRATITUDE
OwED TO THE BENEVOLENT, HOSPITABLE AND
BROTHERLY ARAB PEOPLE WHO ACCEPTED US,
CHRISTIAN ARMENIANS IN THEIR MIDST, REA-
DILY GRANTING STATUS OF EQUAL CITIZENSHIP
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At the end of the First World War a floating mass of Armenian survivors of
unprecedented, ruthless and most barberic massacres prepatrated by the Turks
found themselves struezling for rehabilitation in parts of their historical
ancestra lands.
This catalistic operation hai hardly mathered momentum when, before the in-
different eves of the Great Western Powers, it was interrupted by further
Turkish attempts for the suppression of the Armenian race.
Once acain these human wrecks faced the challenge of survival in the face of
innumerable difficulties, by mass migrating towards the neighbouring hospi-table Arab countries.
On arriva to destination their priorities were basic. It was to have a roof| on their heads. To this end every piece of discarded tin, wood or corrugated|
tron was collected and with astonishing skill and ingenuity used as buildingmaterial, with the result that a refuge was assured against the rigors of the
approachine winter,principally in the desolate Aleppo district of Suleimanieh.
1 It was under these abpalling conditions of utter poverty,undescribable miseryand lack of basic sanitation that the struzele for life started in the 1920's
‘ for these Armenians, lastine till the mid-thirties.
Eowever,despite the aloom and adversities encountered daily,these expatriatesfrom the interior once Armenian provinces as well as from Aintab, Marash and
Fillis faced their task with fortitude and determination to prepare a betterfuture through sheer hard work and industry for the coming generations.
Durine that eritical period a man, Vartan Derounian, a leading and accomplishedprofessional photorrapher in Alenno, had the visionary insight to record for
posterity the plirht of these refugees in their primitive homes. Be-fore leaving Aleppo in 1947 he left this remarkable collection of photographsto Mr, Aveis Shahinian who had taken over the succession of the business and
who, in his turn handed over to us before leaving for South America.
Sad as it may be, housed confortably in modern appartments equipped with everyconvenience, the new generations are oblivious of the swcrifices made by their
grandparents. This valuable collection of photo@rraphs will remain an indelibleevidence of tha price their ancestors paid for the well bein@ of generationsto follow.
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'High street! in Hamidieh Camp
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Sup huver@q webnq buf pur Street leading to artisan Kalemji's shop
12
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13
The house and outpatient clinic of
Dr. Parsagh Sevian
W! L
Shp Apeepul The Square of Sadness
14
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My Cuputh Purefas First things first: the Church of the Holy Croms
15
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pase
Vanuzghipar mbeupeb¥be ab bls
16
Sky scrapers in Marash Carp
17
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Vag rgh¥baes AbZphb CLP" Buy bZ6bbVne mene ( {brk jerk) :
A far ory in Aleppo of Kalemji's house and workshop in Marash.
18
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UsvonuqapBb® sVekwpube, bane AtZp c The houss of the conbmaker in Marash Camp.
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si be Anpriqhad bn ocial life and camp activitiesb ved And. 4 bad bu Mired S j
dba ¥gh¥bpoc wbsene V Zp. br6h@¥epre pul bag, beb bg r baba
Palk from Jibin. A moment of respite outside their dwellings.
21
Jel! ols o Gnte g lal l !pone
MtZpty abvupab {o. Cmphoath {ony abuh«1 dobby Another view of the camp
22
wee banc abuhy Vore NO, we have no central heating!
23
non
up laige poy Uguuad ath +
gi lg) Iy lin
Pa¥iq np Pb c. No frills, just basic!
24
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weber 6ufpart of s-ufwhl; 3:ng {E.fl'flfifip’m? ".".',..€.,,T‘“
20-th Century cave dwellers.Oranny saying "Who is doe heartedt".
GROUPS
ter Pubabahh woke
"
kuyis qujQ’JJthCommunal life in Father Balian's churchyard.
26
Neth dpewe i hazom ne whe Coy p bubba Wie Out for a breather 4n Zeitoun-khan.
27
anly gre cely dle ced t
opiy to iub
Math Viruh qb jeri) web iweb pour + Alfresco livine-room in Zeitoun-khan.
28
Shoup dude CEP Gloomy hours in the .court-yard
29
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ogag" ole (Lt
doybn @tyPncy Meth ppfuzwaby AHJ Getherine of the olan in Zeitoun-khan
mela! oe pled ghod lagt 52 by a
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fou Ine Pond) spats1 ! las
UuptLms {éned. kbubpe a 1926-p wayy {EP-Inan, stub, Cuebeg...hul Bh@bnwbudt booboh doug 2baudube Every convenience provided...
41 doh oul 's
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Thu ther» te@abesh senbke?e be All hands for the datly chores. One of the rare friends of the refugees:whay ap Sah y ane Miget Miss BM11, the Estonian Missionary.
32
pek ome alee aly edl gan
Sanbpunh\ uy go {wtb qpockt nad s Under the eyes of the Benefactor, all eyas in the milk tins.
33
INTERIOR LIFE ll‘TlFLlln'lf— ails!) absl)
tu.. A modern nursery (1 ?;Lflql iisb Lis ls
34
claby cbgit Eye 1cag SHL Ary Ios go 1 Hlanl I
ages
baul p raavhah wneli bay +
The big family and its allowances...
35
al 6 dae ayy oj I
Wow PVt
" aug **... All in the famly - spinner-cook-rug weaver-child nursery and kindergardenunder the same roof.
36
Wo wphenely biomed Time for work and time to learn
37
2 be wekyt Signe ao what is that, a washing-machine t
gall dash oy, L1
Suc{Ay bob be waw}. stent ae wpbur .l.
lase y NI aly) 1 as the
Combining bathine with sunbathing...
39
ln bu 5 aa)to hogy®
40
avhil bntan
Ly
hey had seen better days...
Ip
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G ge a lad lls L[naa »
t Ate ha bal h
a' $tbp6h Tabby-StZhp6bwt - whoop tto
I have moped with worse obstacles...
1,248 1G LJ 1 gy gates can 1
Sub Cookp... Lew roof, high problems...
43
bp
3 ub) Igas ad) 93 1 nn
wage on up nt uate ett
gurl dyne a Bay Boyce
Yo nuzeh Tune nare. .. Porlorn Markroud of Marash...and
Brena Nishan the blindad gardener...annpae shane $6 Tie turks wavs Hem
ap
Vakp Chi bpme b,
hey baie (rant pne b ll.
JUBY ty)! 50 b a) GU figs 4G Ld!
Toil for the adult, strange toys for children...
Lp
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Idc) gall AWT al wey ole +01
Responsibili%t of children weighing on the parents.
baz ink Wily is, 1 (I
gus vuardTue amonitan Morir
Qepfh® . Destination...
49
L ABOUR llfl"“"""‘ir—
Perubentey veihk o
50
dull pel o-) fois ¥ dus Lay purse! IJ ol al /
Ago is no hindrance
51
eLex L
**Mna« beah loth Ubfe te-
Pubrct Stim Wulh tupuene Pedigree wiserds of the needLo-wor
Mowets Senabub, $p.5tp-lequrte%h Cone arms. bo- Youghaper Vartoghlian, both related
Anish sp dupweway MinganBub br Cay
Sima Der-Ohazarian (left) and
o compositor Tatoul Altounian.
52
ortedag 2 L t Lex, W Io g
83 lo LJ
Sh¥. UbGe Stp-Nequntey ha veins Che Working under the watchful ayes of Sem Der-Ghazarian.
53
Fe lis iad1
UI¥! Seul Nerqbob bi Ubr{ent_Zabel Vartian (right) and Strvart Halsblan, daughters of Youghaper
Shk. nen bph we Phi Viney #407. 's now in Armenia.
glkdll gpPb d b a jad) 45 fpa)
Wapanp ep Serenity covering deep worries
55
Fhvecar Parp Cobb nt (hip (6) The solitary weaver and his wife at work
gauid Ute
MWObugh ?ecq Cup Vip Gomer gewh¥in ba gendhy -
tal@by qupgeghg wnufhy The advent of industrialisation
57
"lad! iphud
wo bo bas andy
Handicapped but no less accomplished ewbroiderer.
wld lg po lacy URL ®
lady1#
ony
McpSugh¥bnre Pupupwéh¥. Uncq@ub be hp
59
Dwellers outside in Ounfa Camp.
ORnfuflba abet bale bu veppub bf
The fruit of my inzenuity, not a heath Robinson conceptionbut a working loom.
yGaal! ar Jaka) I
fing ypeln plaad 1
"
,
Wenuzghbh ant #t0p . Unban 6A Lunerkb We of Marash make good sandals butatk nny azul b prbl nad s we cannot afford to wear.them.
62
yon ) Fold ive 13 agt 1p Tea o hand big L4 5 1,49 sige
Cupbghy onnumy Coger Shopwthel n5g 1 se *n noms
whye¢ bul; owe wgnThus we earned our daily bread
63
wal te ld 1ge daw o byty tn al ull U1
rt rim»as be deanbl net venne . Rhi y
Stratabiwy (1805-1960) Cubpebwte@* "* whee bed
wal Caqurq bequwbb¥ 6 qurek Vere ats t ach 17
64
Guided by his daughter, a blind
water carrier earns an honestliving.
1 *
Aig pets I (lect $ h chas
;Hind
A gathering of eniigren imcing
¥1..Ifh'122'»5'£¥.2222' fiilfil'ifffihkr'"H
the ehureh, with their backs to
gs the sehool.
Oba an ephecy Classes installed in the church
o e
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¥ibnupubukwh Visub
retuWacupvise: Magh' Sventy 4,N6 buIl4 the schools and churches first, then our houses.
way neht
Ancah. Muy beg buts
67
? [ as¥lyy gie ced) (s!
Ordinary classroom, not a Sunday-School.Unenbwy qunnse ar @b \bowk verbey
H H,Gs
de 133! dss NI
Serdunath brabinty fowls 7p. Barefooted we may be, but we are working hard to be scholars.wy bak range {vwhe.Qupphtats
Moo Gels ias gp Jub ing,
StewpueV¥er Fiymebh thi kbey 1940 Seens from Eiliktan School in Meidan - 1940. KINDEROARDEN,ruveusuns pe
70
gas) ! ot zs gs ghd Ii,) 1X4
Mepal Wh pae p bic hy Vieo + »The shelf dwellers...
71
Whye peur? bp Coe (babel l. pint; Me are serious up here, lo 1
Weeqlh sephar? Veo wowbMbpee wlio urges
74
Had eled! gaye
Distribution of wood beems ror construction
75
Iyt a
*
hind by *
yun top1 » Eg
were mp mep Van Bunudws h 2b Calan s
Bricks to start Ard-ol~Adjour Quarter,
* bly n tl +G), lis,
w; os t
*** Cages"! gp'
phot
Np gw¥qachy ChY Chords, Nep amc Vip Qube Carag
78
mn dread I dg Ux) I
Pulling down to construct new houses.
79
iio
Ven Ywanyp¥bqt bub csNew constructions first in wood...
80
rm age) io ps
.. then in brick
Ll) lin + yall p
bo (bnby® aunt! Ouze n
82
..finally in stone.
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MM pe e 63 aly*
o*
gd ple A»
p- 1996. General view of the reconstructed Armonian Refuges Camp in Meidan - 1936.
pe In the conter, the Church of St. Oregory the IMluminator,Ubney paced thinecubh o pn
ybapabp' YauSepqar Lecuwcanty Ob
Ba
a zeros)! of h dad I ) orig) 1 ot t 5 liga! gi te Wt ahi 1 1 43* -S pl gall
®
War' \no Shenk Sonq Cunene . Canbe rbh Below, the 5-th Quarter in Meidan. In the baékground, Khan-Zeitoun withinbuy, aunbeqnd nce nt ( Fu wh the walls. Horizon right on hilltop, Shoikh Baker, the Moslem Sanctuary.
h* Ugh Stan
Keeping up withthe times. Music whilé we wrk is more productive.
Lestws Poro®t 1
qweegatwy uzheoeber eukchWocta t hebe) - 19362
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Wngbotwy seedegeny p Mbp {whe bud BY
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Modern sppartment buildines replace now the miserable huts of what was
once the Arkentan Refuges Camp of Suleimanieh, Residential quarter now
inhabited by the grandsons of the deportess and.
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the ZEVARTNOTZ CATHEDRAL, where they worship now,
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