Armenians

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Armenians are an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands, known for their ancient Christian heritage, distinct language and alphabet, and a global diaspora shaped in part by the Armenian Genocide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-European people
ethnic group
adoptedChristianityAsStateReligion 301
alphabetCreationCentury 5th century
capitalCity Yerevan
linked to: Erivan Governorate
diasporaPresence Argentina
Australia
Canada
France
Georgia
Iran
Lebanon
Russia
Syria
Turkey
United States
dominantChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
dominantDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
earliestState Kingdom of Urartu
ethnonym Armenians
genocide Armenian Genocide
genocideEndYear 1917
genocidePerpetratorState Ottoman Empire
genocideStartYear 1915
historicalReligion Armenian paganism
languageBranch Indo-Iranian and Armenian branch
languageFamily Indo-European languages
medievalState Bagratid Armenia
Cilician Armenia
minorityDenomination Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Evangelical Church
modernState Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Armenia

First Republic of Armenia
Republic of Armenia
linked to: Armenia
nativeTo Armenian Highlands
primaryCountry Armenia
Republic of Artsakh
primaryLanguage Armenian language
recognizedAsChristianFirst Kingdom of Armenia
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
religion Christianity
scriptInventor Mesrop Mashtots
spiritualCenter Etchmiadzin Cathedral
traditionalChurchHeadTitle Catholicos of All Armenians
traditionalHomelandRegion Eastern Anatolia
linked to: Armenian Highlands

South Caucasus
Upper Mesopotamia
linked to: Mesopotamia
UNESCOIntangibleHeritage Armenian duduk and its music
Armenian epic Daredevils of Sassoun
Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship
Armenian lavash making
writingSystem Armenian alphabet

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Little Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Little Armenia demographics Armenian Americans
linked to: Armenians
Little Armenia partOf Armenian diaspora
linked to: Armenians
Georgians relatedEthnicGroup Armenians
Caucasus hasMajorEthnicGroup Armenians
Armenians ethnonym Armenians
Asian American hasPart Armenian American
linked to: Armenians
Syria ethnicGroup Armenian
linked to: Armenians
Erivan Governorate ethnicGroup Armenians
Kars Oblast ethnicComposition Armenians
Rouben Mamoulian ethnicGroup Armenians
Armen Keteyian hasEthnicGroup Armenian American
linked to: Armenians
Tanzimat affected Ottoman Armenians
linked to: Armenians
South Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Alexandra Hedison hasEthnicGroup Armenian American
linked to: Armenians
Krasnodar Krai hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Stavropol Krai ethnicGroup Armenians
Baku Governorate ethnicGroup Armenians
Armenian Apostolic Church primaryTerritory Armenian diaspora
linked to: Armenians
George Deukmejian ethnicGroup Armenian Americans
linked to: Armenians
Armenian Genocide targetedGroup Armenians
Armenian Genocide targetedGroup Ottoman Armenians
linked to: Armenians
Armenian Genocide result Armenian diaspora
linked to: Armenians
Taurida Oblast ethnicGroup Armenians
Kvemo Kartli hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Lazistan historicalInhabitants Armenians
Edgar Manas ethnicGroup Armenians
Chicago West ethnicGroup Armenian-American
linked to: Armenians
Lwów Voivodeship ethnicGroup Armenians
Abkhazia ethnicGroup Armenians
Eastern Turkey ethnicGroup Armenians
subject linked to: eastern Turkey
Armenian Oblast ethnicMajority Armenians
Erivan uezd ethnicGroup Armenians
Kresy ethnicGroup Armenians
Robert Kardashian ethnicGroup Armenian American
linked to: Armenians