SANJAK CAMPSANJAK CAMPLebanon 2006Lebanon 2006

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M. M. KelechianKelechian

SANJAK CAMPSANJAK CAMPLebanon 2006Lebanon 2006

From: 1915 Forced DeportationsFrom: 1915 Forced Deportations

To: Armenian Refugee CampsTo: Armenian Refugee Camps

BourjBourj HammoudHammoud

TodayToday

Jan 28 2006Jan 28 2006

Tents & Wooden Houses With Metal Sheet RoofsTents & Wooden Houses With Metal Sheet Roofs

1925 1925

1925 Camp Huts1925 Camp Huts

Danish Mission Clinic 1925Danish Mission Clinic 1925

1927 Miss Pip visit to Camp1927 Miss Pip visit to Camp

19271927

A House Standing today with Wood & Metal sheetsA House Standing today with Wood & Metal sheets

�� Open sewage in the alleys Open sewage in the alleys

First Generation House falling apartFirst Generation House falling apart

Compare details with the 1925 photos !Compare details with the 1925 photos !

DetailsDetails……

One wood at a time!One wood at a time!

Mother & Daughter two generationsMother & Daughter two generations……

�� Read their eyes do you hear anything?Read their eyes do you hear anything?

Few GenerationsFew Generations……

One side of the room the mother was crushing garlicOne side of the room the mother was crushing garlic……

The other side of the room her One Eyed son was building the TitThe other side of the room her One Eyed son was building the Titanic?anic?

Such handcraft with one eye!Such handcraft with one eye!

This was her window from outside!This was her window from outside!

This proud Lady from This proud Lady from KharpertKharpert ((HarpootHarpoot) her ) her grandfatergrandfater’’ss brother brother was the famous Father A. was the famous Father A. MissakianMissakian who was to be hung from the who was to be hung from the gallows and something happened and the last minute the Turks gallows and something happened and the last minute the Turks

didndidn’’t hang him as she sayst hang him as she says…… We were from upper We were from upper MezireeMeziree

This This SanjakSanjak Camp will be flattened out by the end of the yearCamp will be flattened out by the end of the year…… making way for some making way for some new roads, buildings and a public park. Since my first visit in new roads, buildings and a public park. Since my first visit in Jan 2006Jan 2006…… it has started it has started

to be flattened out, and the camp is being evacuatedto be flattened out, and the camp is being evacuated……

This one has been evacuatedThis one has been evacuated……

Last Last SanjakSanjak Camp Generation? Camp Generation?

This Poster! So Ironic on one of the This Poster! So Ironic on one of the SanjakSanjak Camp walls!!Camp walls!!

It reads: Commemoration of Armenian Genocide 91 Years It reads: Commemoration of Armenian Genocide 91 Years Struggle until VictoryStruggle until Victory

Popular March Popular March ““We do not beg for Justice we fight for itWe do not beg for Justice we fight for it””

OCT 23 2006OCT 23 2006