Cardinal Krikor Bedros Aghajanian who saved Kasab from annexation to Turkey in 1938 Kasab: An Armenian town in Syria, affiliated with Latakia Governorate.
Its population is mostly Armenian. Historically, it was part of the Kingdom of Cilicia. Syrian Armenians take pride in their role in preventing the French authorities from annexing the town to the modern Turkish Republic.
On July 5, 1938, the Turkish army entered the region of Antioch (the Sanjak of Alexandretta in Syria) following an agreement with the French colonial authorities, and the region was renamed the “Hatay” Province.
On September 2 of the same year, Hatay became a Turkish province, and Kasab was annexed to its borders.
Fortunately, and thanks to the great efforts of the Armenian Cardinal Krikor Bedros Aghajanian, the Armenian-populated areas of Kasab were separated from Turkey and returned within Syrian borders.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the population of the Kasab area was 6,000, all of whom were Armenians.
The origin of the name “Kasab” goes back to the Latin word _Casa Bella_, which means “the beautiful town”.
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