A Trip Through Historic Armenia, Dr. Stephen G. Svajian (hardcover)

Born in Kayseri, Stephen Svajian had not seen his birthplace for nearly half a century when he returned to Anatolia with his wife. After traveling through the territory which once formed the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia and stopping in Kayseri, the Svajians journeyed to the east on a pilgrimage through the heart of Armenia. As Dr. Svajian desribes their tour through the ancient lands around Moush and Malatia, Harpoot and Van, and their visit to the Cathedral of Aghtamar in Lake Van, he recalls the historical events that have made the region more than just geography to Armenians. The testimony of the Svajians about the handful of Armenians they found still living there half a century ago bears eloquent witness to the efficacy of the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey and still denied by its government.