Tsitsernakaberd - Armenian Genocide Memorial (Yerevan - Armenia)
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This Armenian post stamp issued in 2007 is devoted to the Tsitsernakaberd, a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, which it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan - capital of Armenia.
Waymark Code: WMGDGH
Location: Armenia
Date Posted: 02/18/2013
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This Armenian post stamp issued in 2007 is devoted to the Tsitsernakaberd, a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, which it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan - capital of Armenia.
The Tsitsernakaberd was constructed in 1965 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Twelve imposing pylons representing the twelve provinces where Armenians were massacred surround the eternal memorial flame inside the fortress. The flame burns to represent the Armenian spirit, which can never be extinguished. The monument, which means "Citadel of Swallows", is named for a bird that always returns to its nest, even if its home has been destroyed. A unique portion of the monument is the tall, needle-shaped shaft beside it, which represents the rebirth of the Armenian people.
The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects from their historic homeland in the territory constituting the present-day Republic of Turkey. It took place during and after World War I and was implemented in two phases: the wholesale killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and forced labor, and the deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirm on death marches to the Syrian Desert. The total number of people killed as a result has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. The Assyrians, the Greeks and other minority groups were similarly targeted for extermination by the Ottoman government, and their treatment is considered by many historians to be part of the same genocidal policy. [wiki]