Urfa resistance

Urfa resistance
Urfa uprising
Part of Armenian resistance during the Armenian genocide
Date29 September 1915 – 15/20 October 1915
Location
Urfa, Ottoman Empire
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Armenians

The Urfa resistance (Armenian: Ուրֆայի հերոսամարտի, Turkish: Urfa İsyanı) was an effort by some Ottoman Armenians in Urfa to defend themselves against the Armenian genocide launched by the Ottoman Empire. The resistance was quelled following German intervention.

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