Armenians in Lebanon

==Monuments==

===Armenian Genocide Monument===
[[File:The Armenian Genocide memorial in Bikfaya.JPG|thumb|The Armenian Genocide memorial (1965) in [[Bikfaya]]]]
Bikfaya is home to a commemorative plaque and monumental sculpture, honoring the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide.  Designed by Zaven Khedeshian and renovated by Hovsep Khacherian in 1993, the outdoor, freestanding sculpture rests on top of a hill that is located on the grounds of the summer retreat of the Catholicate of Cilicia.

The sculpture is a bronze abstract figure of a woman standing with hands open toward the sky.  A plaque with Arabic and Armenian inscriptions reads:<blockquote>''This monument, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, was erected with the cooperation of the whole Armenian Community in Lebanon, to celebrate the rebirth of the Armenian nation and to express gratitude to our country, [[Lebanon]] – April 24, 1969''</blockquote>

Members of the Armenian community of Lebanon visit the monument on April 24 every other year. The pilgrimages are alternated with the memorial chapel at the [[Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia|Armenian Catholicossate]] in Antelias.<ref>[http://www.armenian-genocide.org/Memorial.102/current_category.70/memorials_detail.html Monument in Bikfaya, Lebanon]</ref>