Armenians in Syria
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The Armenians in Syria are Syrian citizens of either full or partial Armenian descent.
Dr. Moses Housepian
Hrant Maloyan
Aram Karamanoukian
Aram Tigran
Kessab
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Kessab, also spelled Kesab or Kasab, is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 59 kilometers north of Latakia. It is situated near the border with Turk
Armenians in Syria
…students enrolled in Armenian minority schools by 3 or 4, since minors would only take up around 25–30% of an age pyramid. The Syrian border villages of Kessab and Yakubiyah had Armenian majorities prior to the civil war. Kessab was attacked and looted by Islamist Syrian rebels who were given safe passage by…
The town of Kessab, Syria
Traditional Armenian house in Kessab
Jebel Aqra overlooking Kessab from Turkey
General view of the Kessab region in June 2013