Armenian Martyr’s Memorial, Der Zor
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The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria.
The Armenian martyr's memorial in Der Zor, Syria was a tribute to the Armenians who perished in the mass killings of 1915. It was consecrated in 1991 and then completely destroyed in 2014 by Islamic militants. A British-Armenian writer recalls her visits to Der Zor, and traces the harrowing journey of her ancestors through the Syrian desert.
This episode was first broadcast on 10 March, 2016.
Presenter: Kanishk Tharoor
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Contributors: Nouritza Matossian, writer; Heghnar Watenpaugh, University of California Davis
With thanks to Elyse Semerdjian of Whitman College
Picture: Armenian Martyr's Memorial, Der Zor
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