Deir ez-Zor camps
| Deir ez-Zor camps | |
|---|---|
| Concentration camp | |
Bodil Biørn's caption: "The Armenian leader Papasian considers the last remnants of the horrific murders at Deir ez-Zor in 1915–1916." | |
Location of Deir ez-Zor in contemporary Syria | |
Interactive map of Deir ez-Zor camps | |
| Coordinates | 35°20′00″N 40°9′00″E / 35.33333°N 40.15000°E |
| Known for | Mass murder of Ottoman Armenians during the Armenian genocide |
| Location | Deir ez-Zor, Ottoman Empire |
| Operated by | Ottoman Empire |
| Operational | 1910s |
| Inmates | Armenians |
| Killed | 150,000 |
The Deir ez-Zor camps were concentration camps in the heart of the Syrian Desert in which many thousands of Armenian refugees were forced into death marches during the Armenian genocide. The United States vice-consul in Aleppo, Jesse B. Jackson, estimated that Armenian refugees, as far east as Deir ez-Zor and south of Damascus, numbered 150,000, all of whom were virtually destitute.