Musaler

Musaler Մուսալեռ
Memorial to the Musa Dagh resistance, Musaler, sculptor Ara Harutyunyan
Musaler
Coordinates: 40°09′16″N 44°22′40″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,523
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

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

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.

Gallery

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  Musaler village

See also

• Armavir Province

References

• Musaler at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – 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.