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18 September 2012 - 08:30 AMT

Western Armenia: Lost Motherland, Kars

Famous Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents\'s house in Kars and its current inhabitants
Famous Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents\'s house in Kars and its current inhabitants Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Streets of Kars
Streets of Kars Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Car repair service ad
Car repair service ad Sedrak Mkrtchyan
 A truck where Kars treaty was signed in 1921, according which Armenian region Kars with Sarighamish, Artvin, Olti and Surmalu with mount Ararat were given to Turkey, and Nakhichevan region to Azerbaijan. As a reciprocal gift Turkey gave Adjaria to Georgi
A truck where Kars treaty was signed in 1921, according which Armenian region Kars with Sarighamish, Artvin, Olti and Surmalu with mount Ararat were given to Turkey, and Nakhichevan region to Azerbaijan. As a reciprocal gift Turkey gave Adjaria to Georgi Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Western Armenia: Lost Motherland, Kars
Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Women waiting for a bus in Kars suburbs
Women waiting for a bus in Kars suburbs Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Kars valley
Kars valley Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Streets of Kars
Streets of Kars Sedrak Mkrtchyan
 Monument to Ataturk, founder of modern Turkish Republic and a Mosque at sunrise
Monument to Ataturk, founder of modern Turkish Republic and a Mosque at sunrise Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Typical Turkish street with small shops and bunch of ads
Typical Turkish street with small shops and bunch of ads Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Western Armenia: Lost Motherland, Kars
Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Kars reflection with minaret in the center
Kars reflection with minaret in the center Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Kars current inhabitants
Kars current inhabitants Sedrak Mkrtchyan
 Poverty is spread around Western Armenia region. The region was mainly populated by Kurds and rarely by Turks in the period after WWI, when native Armenian population was exterminated
Poverty is spread around Western Armenia region. The region was mainly populated by Kurds and rarely by Turks in the period after WWI, when native Armenian population was exterminated Sedrak Mkrtchyan
 Kars Arakelots church as seen from Kars fortress
Kars Arakelots church as seen from Kars fortress Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Unclear writings on the newly built wall around the church
Unclear writings on the newly built wall around the church Sedrak Mkrtchyan
This boy was earning money arranging prayers\' shoes left at mosque entrance
This boy was earning money arranging prayers\' shoes left at mosque entrance Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Arakelots church from outside. Ornaments on the dome are preserved, while the cross on the top is removed
Arakelots church from outside. Ornaments on the dome are preserved, while the cross on the top is removed Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Kars St. Arakelots Armenian church. After Turkish invasion in 1920, the church was converted to mosque. Entering inside you need to take off your shoes. Armenian prayers and ceremonies are prohibited
Kars St. Arakelots Armenian church. After Turkish invasion in 1920, the church was converted to mosque. Entering inside you need to take off your shoes. Armenian prayers and ceremonies are prohibited Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Turkish flag rising over Kars fortress, founded by Armenian royal family of Bagratuni
Turkish flag rising over Kars fortress, founded by Armenian royal family of Bagratuni Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Russian Orthodox church converted to Muslim mosque
Russian Orthodox church converted to Muslim mosque Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Streets of Kars
Streets of Kars Sedrak Mkrtchyan
Women working in the field
Women working in the field Sedrak Mkrtchyan
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