Musaler
village in Armavir Province of Armenia
Musaler, previously known as Ginevet (Armenian: Մուսալեռ), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1972 after Musa Ler, the site of Armenian resistance in 1915.
Population
Part of the population was repatriated from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and the villages of Musa Ler in Cilicia in 1946.
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.
Musa Dagh Memorial
The Musa Dagh Memorial is dedicated to the heroic battle of Musa Dagh. The monument's architect was Rafayel Israyelian and its sculptor was Ara Harutyunyan. The monument was built with the financial resources and direct participation of Musa Dagh residents of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. The monument that resembles an impregnable fortress was made to symbolize the stubborn and unbreakable will, the spirit of liberation, masculinity and courage of the participants in the heroic battle of Musa Dagh. Next to the monument, at the foot of the hill, are also the graves of Musa Dagh residents who died in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
“Musaler” enters the record as village in Armavir Province of Armenia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Musaler, village and Armavir can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Musaler” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Musaler, village and Armavir provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2636195. Authority coordinates are 40.154, 44.378. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1972, 1915 and 1946.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Musaler”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Musaler primary sources, Musaler archive and Musaler research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Musaler”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Musaler” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.