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 Memorial statue in Amuda, Syria | |
| Location | Amuda, Syria |
|---|---|
| Type | Structure fire |
| Deaths | 200+ |
Amouda Cinema was a movie theater in Amuda town in Al-Hasakah Governorate of Syria. This cinema burned down in a fire in November 1960 and more than 200 children died inside it,[1] it was believed to have been inspired by ethnic hatred towards Kurds.[2]
- ^ "On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the massacre of Amouda Cinema..." Yekiti Media. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.
- ^ David, McDowall (1996). A Modern History Of The Kurds. I.B. Tauris. p. 472. ISBN 9781850434160.