Armenian Genocide Memorial Church, Der Zor
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Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial (Armenian: Մեծ Եղեռնի Նահատակաց Յուշահամալիր; Arabic: كنيسة شهداء الأرمن) in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, was a complex dedicated to victims of the Armenian genocide. The construction of the Martyrs' Memorial started in December 1989 and was completed in November 1990. It was consecrated on 4 May 1991 by Catholicos Karekin II of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia. The memorial complex served as church, museum, monument, archive centre and exhibition.[1] It was under the direct administration of the Armenian Prelacy, Diocese of Aleppo. Every year, on 24 April, tens of thousands of Armenian pilgrims from all over the world visited the Deir ez-Zor complex to commemorate the genocide victims, with the presence of their religious leaders.
Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial Church | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Region | Deir ez-Zor |
Year consecrated | 4 May 1991 |
Status | Ruined |
Location | |
Location | Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 35.3387805°N 40.1417138°E / 35.3387805; 40.1417138 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Sarkis Balmanougian, Garbis Tovmasian |
Type | Church |
Style | Armenian |
Groundbreaking | 1985 |
Completed | 1990 |
Destroyed | 2014 |
On 21 September 2014, the memorial complex was blown up, reportedly by members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.