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Pupils walk away after the closure of the Syriac schools of Qamishli, 1946

Place: Qamishli · today Syria
Date: 1946

A long line of children and adults walking along a hillside track out of town. The source says the picture was taken in February 1946, when the Syriac schools in Qamishli were closed.

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Pupils walk away after the closure of the Syriac schools of Qamishli, 1946

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