Esayean, Zapēl, 1878-1943,

The agony of a people : Haig Toroyan's eyewitness account of the Armenian genocide / Zabel Yesayan ; translated from the Western Armenian by Arakel Minassian. - pages cm - Armenians in the modern and early modern world .

Originally published in Armenian in the journal Gorts in 1917.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Haig Toroyan's account of his journey from Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir in modern-day southeastern Turkey) along the Euphrates River to Mesopotamia and Iran is a unique and hauntingly detailed account of the Armenian Genocide in 1915, translated into English for the first time"--

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Tʻoroyean, Hayk.


Armenians--History--Iraq--20th century.
Deportees--History--Iraq--20th century.
Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.
World War, 1914-1918--Deportations from Turkey.

DS70.8.A74 / E7313 2025