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Armenians in the Middle East

Armenians in the Middle East
Total population
About 1,470,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Lebanon150,000[2]
 Iran120,000[3]
 Syria[4]100,000[5]
 Turkey60,000[6]
300,000–5,000,000 (Hidden Armenians)[7][8]
 Iraq10,000–20,000[9]
 Egypt6,500-12,000
 Kuwait6,000[10]
 Palestine and  Israel5,000[11]–6,000[12]
 United Arab Emirates5,000[13]
 Cyprus3,500
 Jordan3,000[14]
 Qatar800-5,500[15]
Languages
Armenian and the official language(s) of the host country
Religion
Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
and a small Armenian Evangelical Church

In the Middle East, Armenians are mostly concentrated in Iran, Lebanon, Cyprus, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem, although well-established communities exist in Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and other countries of the area including, of course, Armenia itself. They tend to speak the Western dialect of the Armenian language (except those of Iran) and the majority are adherents of the Armenian Apostolic Church, with Catholic and Protestant minorities. There is a sizable Armenian population in the thousands in Israel. There is also the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem with a history that goes back 2,000 years.

  1. ^ C. Held, Colbert (2006). Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics, fourth edition. Westview Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8133-4170-1.
  2. ^ Gibney, Matthew J. (2005). Immigration and asylum: from 1900 to the present. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-57607-796-2.
  3. ^ Vardanyan, Tamara (21 June 2007). Իրանահայ համայնք. ճամպրուկային տրամադրություններ [The Iranian-Armenian community] (in Armenian). Noravank Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ The number of Syrian Armenians is estimated to be far lower due to the Syrian Civil War, as these are pre-war figures. Many fled to Lebanon, Armenia, and the West respectively.
  5. ^ "The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora". Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Foreign Ministry: 89,000 minorities live in Turkey". Today's Zaman. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ "More than half of 4–5 million Islamized Armenians confess that their ancestors have been Armenian". Public Radio of Armenia. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ^ Basyurt, Erhan (26 December 2005). "Anneannem bir Ermeni'ymiş! [My Grandmother is Armenian]". Aksiyon (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 300 bin rakamının abartılı olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Bence daha da fazladır. Ama, bu konu maalesef akademik bir çabaya dönüşmemiş. Keşke akademisyen olsaydım ve sırf bu konu üzerinde bir çalışma yapsaydım.
  9. ^ About 10,000 Armenians live in Iraq
  10. ^ "We have around 6,000 Armenians in Kuwait, says ambassador". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  11. ^ "Armenian Population in the World". Archived from the original on 2013-05-11.
  12. ^ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-01-24/ty-article/.premium/im-in-mourning-for-one-of-my-countries-im-furious-with-the-other/0000017f-e31e-d568-ad7f-f37f7bc90000 Haaretz
  13. ^ ArmenianDiaspora website Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Jordan: Religions & Peoples". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  15. ^ "Armenians in Qatar". Joshua Project. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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