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Sasun
Sassoun (arm). Mountainous Armenian district subject to the 1894 Hamidian massacres.
38.4200, 41.3400
Place context
Baseline place context
Sasun is recorded as a region. Alternate names and historical labels: Sassoun (arm). Mountainous Armenian district subject to the 1894 Hamidian massacres.. Coordinates are 38.42, 41.34.
No demographic observation is attached yet. Linked events include Bitlis and Muş massacres, Armed resistance at Sasun.
This baseline note identifies why the place exists in the atlas and should be replaced by a richer treatment of settlement, administrative history, demographic change, and connected events. editorial
Events located here
| Year | Event | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Bitlis and Muş massacres | massacre |
| 1915 | Armed resistance at Sasun | battle |