Homenmen
Encyclopedia
Homenmen is a pan-Armenian
sports and Scouting
organization established in 1921 in Aleppo, Syria. Its sports include football, basketball
, table tennis
, cycling
, athletics and many other sports.
It has wide presence in the Armenian diaspora
. Homenmen has established chapters in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait), Europe (London, Paris), Australia, North and South Americas and more recently a presence in the Republic of Armenia
.
Although not officially admitted, it is considered to be affiliated with the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
and its sports and Scouting wing. Its emblem, taken from the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party newspaper Hunchak
, meaning "bell" in English
, is taken by members to represent "awakening, enlightenment, and freedom."
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
sports and Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization established in 1921 in Aleppo, Syria. Its sports include football, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
, athletics and many other sports.
It has wide presence in the Armenian diaspora
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
. Homenmen has established chapters in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait), Europe (London, Paris), Australia, North and South Americas and more recently a presence in the Republic of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
Although not officially admitted, it is considered to be affiliated with the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party , is the oldest of the Armenian political parties and was the first Socialist party in the Ottoman Empire and in Persia...
and its sports and Scouting wing. Its emblem, taken from the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party newspaper Hunchak
Hunchak (journal)
Hunchak was the official organ of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party.It was founded by Avetis Nazarbekian and published in 1887-1915, 1935-1940, in France, Greece, Britain and USA. The main purpose of the paper was the propaganda of the Armenian national movement for the liberation, the...
, meaning "bell" in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, is taken by members to represent "awakening, enlightenment, and freedom."