Akhalkalaki, Georgia, Armenian Genocide Memorial

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Subject:The victims of the Armenian Genocide
Type of Memorial:Monumental Sculpture
Physical Setting:flat land
Tourist Amenities:No
Physical Condition:New
Location:Gumburdo, Akhalkalak Georgia
Dedication Date:June 22, 2006
Opening Date:June 22, 2006
Function during Genocide:Resistance Site
Events during Genocide:The placing of the memorial in Gumburdo is symbolic because in 1918 the inhabitants of this village heroically staged a resistance to the invading Turks who entered Javakhk region. In these years half of the Javakhk population, about 80 thousand people, we killed.