Marseille Genocide Memorial

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The Marseille Memorial is a steel obelisk commemorating the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide in 1915. The monument was dedicated in 1973 in Marseille, France.

France has a large Armenian community, with up to 600,000 people of Armenian descent.

The monument is located beside the Armenian church at the Avenue du Prado.^[1]

References

↑ "Marseilles, France, Armenian Genocide Monument". Armenian National Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2025.

See also

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