Ethnic minorities in Armenia

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Ethnic minorities in Armenia in Armenia recognized ethnic minorities , which are protected by the Armenian government as such.

On May 27, 2002, the Republic of Armenia officially recognized the minority languages Assyrian , Yezidi , Greek , Russian and Kurdish .

Yazidis

The Yazidis are the largest ethnic minority in Armenia. According to the 2011 census, 35,272 Yazidis lived in Armenia.

Russians

The Russians are the second largest ethnic minority in Armenia. According to the 2011 census, 11,862 Russians lived in Armenia.

Assyrians

The Assyrians are the third largest ethnic minority after the Yazidis and Russians. As of the 2011 census, there were 2,769 Assyrians in Armenia. Many Assyrians have fled to Armenia as a result of the Assyrian genocide, which coincided with the Armenian genocide .

Kurds

The Kurds in Armenia live mainly in the western parts of Armenia. According to the 2011 census, there were 2,131 Kurds in Armenia. There they also have a radio station and a newspaper in the Kurdish language.

Greeks

Most of the Greeks in Armenia are the descendants of the Pontic Greeks . According to the 2011 census, 900 Greeks lived in Armenia.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mariam Kirakossyan: Democracy Ticker. Konrad-Adenauer-Striftung, December 2009, accessed on October 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Foreign Office: Foreign Office - Armenia . In: Foreign Office DE . ( Auswaertiges-amt.de [accessed on October 17, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Kai joke lacquer Makarevich, Nadja Wulff: Handbook of Russian in Germany: Migration - Multilingualism - language acquisition . Frank & Timme GmbH, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7329-0227-9 ( google.de [accessed October 17, 2018]).
  4. ^ Announcement on the scope of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In: Federal Law Gazette Part 2. Bundesanzeiger Verlag , August 1, 2002, accessed on October 17, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e 2011 Census in Armenia. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia, 2011, accessed October 17, 2018 (Armenian).