Armenian Genocide survivor Aleksan Markaryan has died in Los Angeles at the age of 110.

Markaryan passed away on January 15, his funeral ceremony taking place on January 24, Asbarez reports.

Despite his age, he was always willing to share his memories on the Armenian Genocide and gave interviews.

Markaryan was born in the city of Gesaria of the Ottoman Empire in 1906. The family temporarily converted to Islam to save their lives but at the end of the war they reclaimed their Armenian names. In 1946, Markaryan moved to Yerevan with his family. They then relocated to Los Angeles in the 80s.