Musaler Monument, Monument in Musaler, Armavir Province, Armenia

The Musaler Monument stands on a hilltop in the village of Musaler, Armavir Province, Armenia. The stone memorial is built to resemble an impregnable fortress, symbolising the resolve of the defenders of the 1915 Musa Dagh resistance. At the foot of the hill, beside the monument, lie the graves of Musaler residents killed in the Artsakh war. Architect Rafael Israelyan and sculptor Ara Harutyunyan designed it.

The monument commemorates the 1915 Musa Dagh resistance, when Armenians from the villages around Musa Dagh held out on the mountain against deportation. It was built with funds and direct participation of Musaler Armenians from Armenia and the diaspora. The fortress-like stele, designed by architect Rafael Israelyan with sculptor Ara Harutyunyan, stands on a hill above Musaler village in Armavir Province.

The monument is named after Musa Dagh (Musa Ler), the mountain in Hatay where Armenians from the villages of Musa Dagh held out against Ottoman forces in 1915; the villagers of Musaler, in Armavir Province, trace their descent from those survivors. Its fortress-like silhouette is read as the unbroken will and courage of the battle's participants.

The monument stands on a hilltop in the village of Musaler, in Armenia's Armavir Province, and is reached on foot from the village below. The graves of Musaler residents killed in the Artsakh war lie at the foot of the hill, beside the memorial.

The monument stands on a hilltop in Musaler village, Armavir Province, not in Yerevan. At the foot of the hill beside the memorial are the graves of Musaler residents killed in the Artsakh war. Architect Rafael Israelyan and sculptor Ara Harutyunyan designed it, funded by Musaler Armenians in Armenia and the diaspora.