With the arrival of the Armenian refugees and survivors of the Armenian Genocide , Aleppo became an active cultural and educational centre for the Armenian community of Syria . Armenians have founded many cultural , scouting and sport organizations in the city . The young generation was mainly interested in football and athletics . The Armenian organizations formed their own football teams to compete with each other within the community . In 1925 , by the efforts of '' Levon Apkarian '' , '' Garabed Hovagimian '' , '' Vahan Tamzarian '' and many others , 6 of the created Armenian football teams ; Aghpyur , Ararat , Ardziv , Gaidzag , Nubarian and Dalvorig were unified to form the Homenetmen Aleppo sporting club and football team as a branch of the Homenetmen Armenian worldwide sport and scouting organization
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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