Musa Dagh Factoids

For The Week of December 3, 2000

Was comb making one of the occupations in Musa Dagh?

Comb making was one of the major occupations in Musa Dagh, especially in Yoghun Oluk. Combs were made of wood, ivory, and camel bone. As many as 1,500,000 combs were exported annually to Egypt alone.