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Syriac band plays at the Independence Day parade in Qamishli, 1956

Place: Qamishli · today Syria
Date: 1956

Uniformed young trumpeters of the Syriac band in close-up, with spectators and a balcony hung with a flag behind them, during Independence Day celebrations in Qamishli.

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syrmh.com (Syrian History), photo credited to Farid Kammo, via Wikimedia Commons

فريد كمو (Farid Kammo) · Public domain (Commons tag)

Syriac band plays at the Independence Day parade in Qamishli, 1956

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