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Historic Armenia Custom Heritage Tours to Western Armenia and Cilicia, for groups and private parties. In September 2012, I became Mr. Yours truly,
Annie Kahkejian

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Armen Aroyan's assistant director, helping him to organize and conduct pilgrimages to Cilicia and Western Armenia (modern-day Turkey). In January 2014, I created this page "Historic Armenia," and I manage all aspects of the page as its administrator. I would like to dedicate this page to the people who are interested in knowing more about their fragmented past and those who yearn to see a

glimpse of their ancestral homelands. I'm humbled by my role as assistant director to Mr. Aroyan, and also as the administrator of this page, and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to play a role in helping to preserve our history and keep it alive in the minds of Armenians in the Diaspora. Armen Aroyan:
In a time when historic Armenia has all but vanished into the distant landscape of a modern world, Armenians living in the diaspora are left to put together the pieces of a fragmented past. Armen Aroyan is one of those rare historians who not only studies but shares his education by leading pilgrimages to historic Armenia. Aroyan is a time traveler who deconstructs the fine strands of our scarred history to weave new memories for new generations. Sitting at the loom, he helps to rekindle those memories of “back home” that most of today’s young Armenians have come to know and understand through the eyes of their grandparents and the distortion of modernity. The tour leader, organizer, educator, and scholar of history, is the one following the shadowy fragments of our past, taking those who seek him out on a journey of healing and discovery to the places we all once called home. Armen Aroyan first began giving tours into the lands of historical Armenia in the early 1990s, after having completed in the 1980s a business trip-turned-pilgrimage that uncovered his own roots. After fulfilling what can be described as an emotional expedition to the villages of his own past, Aroyan dedicated the next two decades to taking willing participants on similar journeys of their own. With first-class treatment served with a side of exciting and unique experiences, Aroyan soon had people seeking him out with vigor. After his first official trip as a tour guide, back in October 1991, 20 people were waiting and ready to go on his return trip. Since then he has organized some 73 trips, with almost 1,300 participants in the last 22 years. Armen Aroyan, and his assistant Annie Kahkejian cater each trip to the specific wishes of those who accompany them, participants of their Armenian Heritage Tours walk away feeling a sense of exclusivity and personal attention that is virtually unmatched by any other tour of its kind. So every trip is different. It completely depends on the participants.” Tour takers can attest to their fierce commitment to providing a meaningful experience for all, as well as to the dedication Aroyan and his assistant possess to helping preserve an important legacy for the future. Aroyan has created a network of Armenians from all over the world, who come together to enjoy some of the most beautiful and historic Armenian sites. Unfortunately in 2017, Mr. Aroyan had to retire from leading the pilgrimages for health reasons. Starting 2018 with Aroyan's blessings, I took over the responsibility of leading and organizing all aspects of the pilgrimages. Between 2018 and 2019 I organized and led 3 custom made group pilgrimages and 4 customized private tours. October 2021 and july 2022, I led 2 more private tours. I'm hoping in 2023 will start full force organizing new pilgrimages to Historic Armenia to keep the memory of what we all once called home. Annie Kahkejian

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Surp Asdvadzadzin church in SAntep, Kurtulush Camii today. 2023 earthquake yhd minaret that eas added later collapsed an...
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Surp Asdvadzadzin church in SAntep, Kurtulush Camii today. 2023 earthquake yhd minaret that eas added later collapsed and fell on the dome/ kumpet was damaged. Now it is under renovation.

Antep Emeş/Enesh (new name Gümüşgün) Village, and Surp Sarkis church.Antep Emeş(Gümüşgün) Village is an Armenian village...
15/05/2024

Antep Emeş/Enesh (new name Gümüşgün) Village, and Surp Sarkis church.

Antep Emeş(Gümüşgün) Village is an Armenian village dating back to ancient times. It was built in the form of steps on the slopes of the rocky mountain on the banks of the Euphrates River, 48 km from Antep.
The history of the village dates back to ancient times, it was an important center in ancient times, and the presence of Armenians in Eneş dates back to the Middle Ages.
Emel had a household of about 100 Armenians. There was Habibi Mountain to the west of the village, and a large forest at the foot of the mountain. Surp Sarkis stream, named after the Surp (Saint) Monastery, flowed from the south of the village. The water source of the Surp Sarkis stream was the Surp Sarkis spring gushing from the rocks of Habibi Mountain.
Ehnes village was one of the richest villages in the area.
Ehnesh people were known as very hardworking and good grafters. They were also masters at training animals. They were good at viticulture, grafting, trading and shipping. The Ehnesh people grew very good pistachio trees. 30 percent of the population of Ehneşli were engaged in peanut farming. Peanut farming required attention and patience, it was a very delicate job. Pistachio vineyards were generally in the Rumkale region. Grafters from Ehneş were sought in the Rumkale region to graft the pistachio trees.
In addition to the peanuts they grew themselves, Ehneş people would also collect peanuts from the surrounding Kurdish and Turkish villages. They sold peanuts to Europe and America through merchants from Antep.

Armenians living in Eneş also rented fields belonging to nearby villagers, and in addition to growing peanuts, they also grew grapes. Apart from these, they also engaged in animal husbandry and beekeeping. They were also good stonemasons, shoemakers, carpenters and butchers. They were sought-after masters because they performed all these arts throughout the country.

The Ehnesh people were the Phoenicians of the Euphrates. Brave swimmers and sailors came from this village. They would go south and north by raft on the Euphrates. He also shops; They also carried goods and food by raft.
It was not easy to sail on the Euphrates in this way. Because the Euphrates was flowing with enthusiasm. In fact, you can call what they do adventurous. Despite all the attention, the Euphrates sometimes took people and animals. Although Ehneş was on the banks of the Euphrates, it was built 200 meters above the river. That's why when it floods, the villager doesn't suffer much; Only the fields and gardens would sometimes remain under water for 3 months. Since the fields were covered with water, it was not possible to work in that season.
When the flood occurred, transportation on the river would also stop. But the Ehnesh people were very brave and the boat made of wood; They also continued their commercial activities in the villages on the banks of the Euphrates with their rafts.
During the flood, there would be some losses, but abundance would also come. As the water receded, the productivity of the fields increased; this was almost a blessing from God. Before the constitution was declared in 1908, the Ehnesh people used to sail by raft, but then they started to do more modern shipping. They built durable ships using good trees in the shipyard in Birecik, 1.5 hours away from Ehneş via the Euphrates. Some of these ships could carry 5 tons of cargo.

People would fill the monasteries on the holidays of Saint Asdvadzadzin, celebrated in August, Saint Hagop, celebrated in December, and Saint Sarkis, celebrated in February. Various festivals were held here, they would shoot arrows, organize gymnastics shows, play swords and shields, wrestle, have running competitions, stone throwing competitions, horse races, and after all these races and games, they would slaughter animal sacrifices.
There were two bells on the Surp Sarkis Church, one large and the other smaller. The big bell was rung with two big mallets on these special days so that people in other villages could hear it.

Today, part of the village, including the Monastery, is under water, and most of the old houses have been destroyed and turned into ruins.

Thessaloniki Turks were settled in 1924 to replace the vacated Armenian population of Enes village, and the title deed of the village was given to them.

10/05/2024

The state of the Surp Garbed (1376)Armenian church today in Dikranagerd/Diyarbakir after the conflicts with the Turkish government between 2014- 2016.the church saw some damage, but it had been fixed since then.

The 2016 siege of Sur, also known as the Sur curfew took place as part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in Sur district of Diyarbakir in Turkey, lasting for more than 3 months and destroying much of the neighborhoods

24/04/2024
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8cXdPMB/Dikran the GreatHe built Dikranagerd the historic Armenia’s town.
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He built Dikranagerd the historic Armenia’s town.

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The state of the Surp Garbed (1376)Armenian church today in Dikranagerd/Diyarbakir after the conflicts with the Turkish government between 2014- 2016.the church saw some damage, but it had been fixed since then. The 2016 siege of Sur, also known as the Sur curfew took place as part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in Sur district of Diyarbakir in Turkey, lasting for more than 3 months and destroying much of the neighborhoods

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Historic Armenia Heritage Tours

In September 2012, I became Armen Aroyan's assistant director, helping him to organize and conduct pilgrimages to Cilicia and Western Armenia (modern-day Turkey).

In January 2014, I created this page "Historic Armenia," and I manage all aspects of the page as its administrator. I dedicate this page to the people who are interested in knowing more about their fragmented past and those who yearn to see a glimpse of their ancestral homelands.

I'm humbled by my role as assistant director to Mr. Aroyan, and also as the administrator of this page, and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to play a role in helping to preserve our history and keep it alive in the minds of Armenians in the Diaspora.

Mr. Aroyan’s last tour to Historic Armenia was in September of 2017, regretfully he had to retire for personal reasons. After his last tour, the baton of guiding the tours was handed down to me. With his blessings, I led my first pilgrimage in May of 2018. I took over one more responsibility besides all other aspects of organizing and executing the pilgrimages. I’m very honored to continue to carry on what Mr. Aroyan started in 1991, and will keep on taking pilgrims on a once in a lifetime journey to see their own ancestral lands.