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 Erivan Governorate
surface form: Yerevan
diasporaPresence Argentina
Australia
Canada
France
Georgia
Iran
Lebanon
Russia
Syria
Turkey
United States of America
surface form: United States
dominantChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
dominantDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
earliestState Kingdom of Urartu
ethnonym Armenians self-link
genocide Armenian Genocide
genocideEndYear 1917
genocidePerpetratorState Ottoman Empire
genocideStartYear 1915
historicalReligion Armenian paganism
languageBranch Indo-Iranian and Armenian branch
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
medievalState Bagratid Armenia
Cilician Armenia
minorityDenomination Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Evangelical churches
surface form: Armenian Evangelical Church
modernState Armenia
surface form: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

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

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