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 Where And When The Genocide of Armenians took place in Turkey almost immediately after the start of World War One. The day of April 24th, 1915 is known for a dreadful day in Turkey. Armenian leaders with gathered up in Istanbul and executed. A chain reaction started throughout the Ottoman Empire. Death marches ran across Anatolia. Armenians were raped, starved, murdered and kidnapped along the way of the walks. The destination for the relocation of the Armenians was the Syrian Desert (a.k.a Der Zor). Upon arrival those who survived the walk were killed.

Map of Genocide

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B. Geffner