The Sarkies Brothers , Martin (1852–1912), Tigran (1861–1912), Aviet (1862–1923), and Arshak (1868–1931), were a group of brothers of Armenian ethnicity best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia . The brothers were born in Isfahan , Iran .
5-461: Sarkies is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Sarkies Brothers , hoteliers Duncan Sarkies , New Zealand screenwriter and playwright Kristian Sarkies (born 1986), Australian soccer player Robert Sarkies (born 1967), New Zealand film director and screenwriter See also [ edit ] Sarkis (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
10-763: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Sarkies Brothers The 23-year-old Tigran opened the Eastern Hotel (now Eastern & Oriental Hotel) in George Town , Penang on 15 April 1884. The brothers went on to found several hotels in the region, including the Raffles Hotel in Singapore , and the Strand Hotel in Rangoon (Yangon). Arshak, the last of the brothers, died on January 9, 1931. On June 10 of
15-726: The coffee shop in the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, is named after the brothers. Arathoon's descendants continue to reside in Singapore. In chronological order, the hotels founded or run by the brothers were: In addition, Kartika Wijaya (originally Jambe Dawe ) in Batu , Java , Indonesia was built in 1891 originally as a vacation villa for the Sarkies, and was later turned into a hotel. The brothers' cousin Arathoon Sarkies (1882–1932) also managed
20-411: The surname Sarkies . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarkies&oldid=1104908550 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
25-463: The same year, a bankruptcy case was filed against the Raffles Hotel, eventually resulting in the Sarkies family losing control of their hotels. The Sarkies name still lives on in Singapore through the namesake Sarkies Road. However, the road was named after Regina Sarkies (née Carapiet), the wife of Arathoon Sarkies, who was a cousin of the brothers and fellow hotelier. In addition, Sarkies Corner,
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