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    TURKISH GOV. DECLARES ARMENIAN GERMUS VILLAGE TOURISM CENTER

    Panorama
    Nov 29 2011
    Armenia

    Armenian Germus village, located in the Turkish province of Sanlıurfa,
    is now called Dagetegi, which means Hillside.

    "Ermenihaber.am" news site says Turkey's Government has passed a
    decision declaring the village and the Armenian Church tourism center.

    According to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the ministry
    submitted the proposal which has been approved by the government.

    Sanlıurfa is historic Urfa. Later it was called Urha or Urfa by
    Arabs and Turks. Greek and Roman historians say Urfa was founded by
    King Selevkos of Assyria.

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