Ras al-Ayn Camps
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Ra's al-'Ayn camps (also Ras ul-Ain camps) were desert death camps near Ra's al-'Ayn city, where many Armenians were deported and slaughtered during the Armenian genocide.[1] The site became "synonymous with Armenian suffering".[2]
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Ra's al-'Ayn Camps | |
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Concentration camp | |
Location | Ra's al-'Ayn, Ottoman Empire |
Operated by | Ottoman government |
Operational | 1910s |
Inmates | Armenians |
Killed | 80,000 |
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