Construction and renovations are in full swing in the area of Armenia’s monument devoted to the heroic battle of Musa Dagh—in modern-day Turkey—, and ahead of the centennial of this battle.

The ethnography museum of this battle is being renewed, too

The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, on Tuesday visited the memorial area to get familiarized with the respective activities.

Ohanyan also gave several instructions toward completing the renovations within schedule.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the battle in Musa Dagh, several cultural events are scheduled in Armenia in September.

The heroic battle of the people of Musa Dagh had taken place in 1915, when the population of a number of Armenian villages around Musa Dagh had refused to obey the Ottoman Empire’s decision to deport them. As a result, these Armenians defended themselves against the Ottoman regular troops for 53 days, and without any outside help. Ultimately, French ships came to the rescue of the Musa Dagh Armenians, and took them to Egypt.