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Urhoye in Aleppo, 1935

A group portrait of Syriac Orthodox Edessan (Urhoye) survivors who fled the massacres and genocide, later settling in Aleppo, circa 1935.
Top row: Qandarji Nouri, Youssef Bandak, George Ghazal, George Shammas, Youssef Abboud, Fahmi Saati, Zadour Kalous, Sarkis Bandak.
Second row: Boutros Kal, Kirakos Ibrahim, Boghos Bandak, Toubal Rizk Klor, Basil Saati, Qandarji Jamil, Jorbaji Behnam Qabaqoulaq.
Third row: Yaqoub Bandak, Shaker, Amin Kirakos, Said Kirakos, Shukri Kirakos, Kirakos Bandak, George Toukmaji Bojakhji, Manoufar Ohan.
Front row: Muallim Abdel Ahad, Amo Shamoun, Mufti Aziz, Karabet Seferkli, Daji Sako, child Youssef Ghazal, Saliba Khoja, Yaqoub Toukmaji Bojakhji, and a guest of the community.