In 1915 , the Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor , mainly a desert became a final destination of the Armenians during Armenian Genocide where they were killed . A memorial complex commemorating this tragedy was opened in the city . It was designed by Sarkis Balmanoukian and was officially inaugurated in 1990 with the presence of the Armenian Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia . The complex contains bones and remnants recovered from the Deir ez-Zor desert of Armenian victims of the Genocide and has become a pilgrim destination for many Armenians in remembrance of their dead
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenians in Syria