Musaler

40°09′16″N 44°22′40″E / 40.15444°N 44.37778°E / 40.15444; 44.37778

Musaler Մուսալեռ
Memorial to the Musa Dagh resistance.
Musaler
Coordinates: 40°09′16″N 44°22′40″E / 40.15444°N 44.37778°E / 40.15444; 44.37778
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,641[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Musaler, previously known as Ginevet, (Armenian: Մուսալեռ) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1972 after Musa Ler, the site of Armenian resistance in 1915.

Population

Part of the population was repatriated from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and the villages of Musa Ler in Cilicia in 1946.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1926	57	—
1939	565	+19.30%
1959	1,260	+4.09%
1970	3,114	+8.57%
1979	2,197	−3.80%
1989	2,378	+0.79%
2001	2,534	+0.53%
2011	2,641	+0.41%
Source: [2][3]

Harisa Festival

Every mid-September, people gather near the memorial of the Musa Dagh resistance in Musaler to participate in the Harisa festival that aims to celebrate the resistance that took place in 1915. During the festival, volunteers cook harisa, traditional Armenian food that is said to be cooked by Armenian refugees during the 40 days of resistance on Musa Dagh.

Musa Dagh Memorial

The Musa Dagh Memorial is dedicated to the heroic battle of Musa Dagh. The monument's architect was Rafayel Israyelian and its sculptor was Ara Harutyunyan.^[4] The monument was built with the financial resources and direct participation of Musa Dagh residents of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. The monument that resembles an impregnable fortress was made to symbolize the stubborn and unbreakable will, the spirit of liberation, masculinity and courage of the participants in the heroic battle of Musa Dagh.^[5][4] Next to the monument, at the foot of the hill, are also the graves of Musa Dagh residents who died in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Holy Savior Church

Holy Savior Church (Musaler)

The Holy Savior Church in Musaler was consecrated in 2000 and is the only church in Musaler. The sister church of the Holy Savior Church is the Saint Gevorg Church in Glendale. The benefactors of the church are Murad Muradyan and Mihran Erkiletyan.^[6]

Gallery

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  Musaler village
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  Monument in Musaler

See also

• Armavir Province

References

1. "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
2. "Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան, էջ 141" (PDF) (in Armenian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
3. «Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան», vol. 5, p.g. 775, Armenian
4. "Մուսալեռան հուշահամալիր". Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
5. Self-defense Battle Monument in Musaler [Musa Dagh] village, Armenia
6. "Մուսալեռի Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ եկեղեցի". armaviritem.am. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

• Musaler at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.