Before the Armenian Genocide Arapgir had seven Armenian Apostolic churches : Surp Astvadzadzin ( Holy Mother of God ) Church , not to be confused with the cathedral , Grigor Lusavorich ( Gregory the Illuminator ) Church , Surp Kevork Church , Surp Hagob Church , Surp Nshan Church , Surp Pilibos Arakel ( St. Philip the Apostle ) Church , Surp Sarkis Church , There were , also , one Catholic Surp Prgich ( Holy Saviors ) Church and one Protestant Cuğran Church . There were also more than 10 schools in the town . Little is left of pre-war Arapgir , but there are still some old houses that have survived , which are Armenian origin . The town also contains the ruins of a castle , several Seljuk mosques , old cemetery and silver mines
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Arapgir