I'm trying to find out exactly where in Armenia my family is from. My last name is Gurenlian. I've tried looking at maps of Armenia/Turkey but ones I've found with smaller town names are in Armenian, and I'm unable to read it. Is there a town in Armenia or Turkey close to Guren? The only Gurenlians I know are my family, I've never found online or in the phone book another Gurenlian. My gramma(nee Kalajian--much more common) passed away and it's really hard now to find out the truth as to where 'we come from'. I never knew my grandfather so theres no way to get answers from him. There is one rumor that my grandfathers family name was Tashjian(? again more popular) but the name was changed cus they were criminals and were hiding. another is when they arrived in America they just said where they were from Guren, and it was turned into Gurenlian.
Any help would be appreciated.
