In an earlier time, Armenia covered a much greater area. (See Lake Sevan for reference on both maps.) But in the first genocidal ethnic cleansing of the 20th Century, the Turks forced one and a half million Armenians from their ancestral homes and marched them into the Syrian desert. Only a few survived the trip. This genocide is documented through eyewitness accounts, through photos, and other historical records, but is denied by the Turks.

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