Monument to Nikol Duman

Location: Jermuk, Armenia

Completed: Late 1980s\early 1990s

Sculptor: Hovhannes Muradyan

Alternative name: Heroes Alley

Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR

Nikol Duman (1867-1914) was an Armenian fedayi, a band of irregular fighters who were active in Armenia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the country was under Ottoman rule. Their main objective was to protect Armenian villagers from being murdered and/or pillaged by Turkish forces, Kurdish gangs and criminals in general but they also went about sabotaging the activities of the Ottomans in regions populated by Armenians.

Monument to Nikol Duman (Heroes Alley) in Jermuk, Armenia | Soviet monument | former USSR

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