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Yeghia Jerejian
Yeghia (Yeghig) Jerejian ( hy, Տոքթ. Եղիկ Ճէրէճեան, born in 1957, in Beiruth) is a Lebanese-Armenian author and political figure, Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Central Committee Member (since 1995). From 1992 to 2009 (for four times) he was elected as a member of the Lebanese parliament from Beirut. Biography Dr. Jerejian was born in Beirut, in a family which comes from Hadjin. A graduate of Beirut Hovagimian-Manoogian Armenian School, later graduated Yerevan State Medical University. He is a member of Ararad Daily editorial staff, a former editor of "Ararad Youth", and an author of 12 books and many articles on Armenian and Middle East history. In 2014 in Beirut he published his sixth book entitled, “From the Ones Who Built the Road to Eternity.” In 1995 he published a monograph on the Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beiruth
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the Port o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
