Archeology

Armenian cemetery in mosque’s yard in Trabzon

Armenian marble headstones were found during the works of the city’s water pipe in #Trabzon. The people of Trabzon were surprised to find an Armenian cemetery in the yard of the İncirlik Mosque.
One of the tombstones belongs to Takuhi Makhokhyan, 1847

Note: By the way, this news was covered in the Turkish media, but it was not said that the tombstones belonged to Armenians. It was said in the news that only historical tombstones were found.

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