Montebello Genocide Memorial

Montebello Genocide Memorial
The Montebello Genocide Memorial, April 24, 2009.

The Montebello Genocide Memorial is a monument in Bicknell Park, Montebello, California, United States. The monument is dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the government against the Armenian population in 1915. Thousands of Armenians from different parts of Greater Los Angeles area and US politicians gather in Montebello memorial every year on April 24 and lay flowers to the victims of the genocide.


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Coordinates: 34°1′42.19″N 118°7′51.40″W / 34.0283861°N 118.130944°W / 34.0283861; -118.130944


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