Anjar 1939-2019

Rebuilding Mussa Dagh in Lebanon

Artivar Jaklian, Hossep Bahovan

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English

Hatje Cantz
10 April 2020

Architectural structure & design

The small city of Anjar lies about sixty kilometers east of Beirut, in Lebanon. Its history borders on the miraculous. In 1939 a group of Armenians from the area Musa Dagh, who had survived the massacre and persecution perpetrated by the Young Turks, found each other. With support from the French colonial government, they managed to buy the land. Not only did the city planning that ensued foresee giving each family some land and a house, they also built three confessional schools in Anjar-apostolic, catholic, protestant.

In celebration of the city's eightieth anniversary, the architects Vartivar Jaklian and Hossep Bahovan discuss this utopia, which is devoted to social and individual life, in this illustrated volume containing historical sketches and current photographs, as well as companion texts. The film accompanying the book also features interviews with today's residents of Anjar.

Text by: Hossep Bahovan
Edited by: Artivar Jaklian
Imprint: Hatje Cantz
Country of Publication: Germany
Weight: 1.300kg
ISBN: 9783775746656
ISBN 10: 377574665X
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 10 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

VARTIVAR JAKLIAN (*1976, Aleppo) and HOSSEP BABOYAN (*1976, Beirut) both have Armenian roots and come from Lebanon. They studied art and architecture in Beirut (Institut des Beaux-Arts) and in Venice (IUAV Università). They commute back and forth between these two metropolises. Jaklian is an architect and a photographer, and Bahovan is an architect and a filmmaker.

Reviews for Anjar 1939-2019: Rebuilding Mussa Dagh in Lebanon

"Documenting Anjar 80 years after its settlement by refugees of the Armenian Genocide is not only important for the sake of cultural and historical preservation, but also to serve as a reminder of how refugees are perceived during an increasingly volatile era rife with immigration debate.--Hannah Jackson ""Flaunt"""