Armenian Population
On the eve of WW1 1,570 Armenians lived in three localities of the kaza, maintaining three churches, two monasteries and three (?) schools.[1] In 1909, the administrative seat Hasanova had 225 Armenians (38 families).[2]
Armenian settlements
Refahiye (Kerjanis, Kerchanis), Karsaga, Horopul, Melik (Melik Sherif/Şerif).[3]
Destruction
“In the kaza of Refahiye/Gerjanis, the eradication of the Armenians began on 3 June 1915. Three Armenian villages in the district – Gerjanis, Horopel, and Melik Sherif (…) were surrounded by çetes, who killed the inhabitants on the spot.”[4]