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Muslims in the Ottoman Empire begin a massacre of Armenians in Adana.
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Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
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Adana massacre
1909 massacres of Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek civilians by Ottoman Muslims
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Ethnic group native to Armenia
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Adana
City in Turkey
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 35 km (22 mi) inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana province, and has a population of 1,816,750, making it the largest city in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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