By country Armenians in the Middle East

1 country

1.1 bahrain
1.2 cyprus
1.3 egypt
1.4 iran
1.5 palestine
1.6 kuwait
1.7 lebanon
1.8 qatar
1.9 sudan
1.10 syria
1.11 turkey
1.12 united arab emirates

by country
bahrain

armenians in bahrain number around 50, living in capital, manama. come lebanon , syria, attracted economic opportunities provided country. armenians in bahrain armenian apostolics (orthodox armenians) belonging armenian apostolic church , under jurisdiction of holy see of cilicia. catholicossate of great house of cilicia (also known holy see of cilicia) has established diocese of kuwait , persian gulf countries headquartered in kuwait, serving armenians in persian gulf including bahrain.

cyprus

armenians maintain notable presence of 3,500 people in cyprus, centered in nicosia, communities in limassol , larnaca.

egypt

armenians in egypt community long history. minority own language, schools, churches, , social institutions. number of armenians in egypt decreasing due migrations other countries , return migration armenia. number 6000 concentrated in cairo , alexandria, 2 largest egyptian cities.

iran

armenians in iran 1 of oldest , largest armenian communities in world. there 150,000-300,000 armenian iranians (armenian: Իրանահայ translit. iranahay or Պարսկահայ translit. parskahay; հայ/hay meaning armenian (member of armenian people) in armenian language). live in tehran , jolfa district. armenian-iranians influential , active in modernization of iran during 19th , 20th centuries. after iranian revolution, many armenians immigrated armenian diasporic communities in north america , western europe. today armenians iran s largest christian religious minority.

palestine

the armenian community has been resident in holy land 2 millennia. after 1948 arab–israeli war , establishment of state of israel, number of armenians residing in had been british mandate of palestine took israeli citizenship, whereas other armenian residents of old city of jerusalem , territory captured jordan took on jordanian nationality.

armenians in israel armenians israeli citizenship. there around 1 thousand israeli-armenians israeli citizenship, residing in jerusalem, tel aviv, jaffa, , haifa. when taking account total number of armenians in areas controlled palestinian authority, armenian community in israel , west bank added, number of armenian may total around 5 thousand.

kuwait

the armenian population reached peak of 12,000. after iraqi invasions, numbers of armenians resident in kuwait diminished 500 left country.

lebanon

there have been armenians in lebanon (armenian: Լիբանանահայեր translit. libananahayer, arabic: أرمن لبنان) centuries. while there has not been census few decades, because balance between christians , muslims considered volatile subject, estimated there approximately 150,000 armenians in lebanon, or around 4% of population. prior lebanese civil war, number higher, community lost portion of population immigration.

qatar

ethnic armenians in qatar number between 400 , 500 , live in capital doha.

many armenians originating lebanon, syria , other arab countries attracted economic opportunities provided qatar, , came qatar jobs. since 1990s, economic migrants qatar have included people republic of armenia , armenians russia.

sudan

there armenian community in sudan (estimated around thousand armenians). concentrated in sudanese capital khartoum.

sudan s armenian community has own church, st. gregory illuminator armenian apostolic church (in armenian sourp krikor lousavoritch). under jurisdiction of see of holy echmiadzin.

there active armenian club in operation.

syria

syria , surrounding areas have served refuge armenians fled wars , persecutions such armenian genocide. estimated there no more 100,000 armenians in syria, of whom live in aleppo. village of kasab majority armenian village within syria.

turkey


an armenian couple in istanbul @ 19th century, louis dupré.

armenians in turkey (turkish: türkiye ermenileri; armenian: Թուրքահայեր, Թրքահայեր, both meaning turkish armenians , Պոլսահայեր, latter meaning istanbul-armenian) have estimated population of 40,000 (1995) 70,000. concentrated around istanbul. armenians support own newspapers , schools. majority belong armenian apostolic faith, smaller numbers of armenian catholics , armenian evangelicals.

united arab emirates

armenians in united arab emirates number around 3,000.

the armenians live in dubai , abu dhabi

many armenians originating lebanon, syria , other arab countries attracted economic opportunities provided uae, , came uae jobs. although there no clear statistics , numbers vary, on time number has increased around 3,000.

recently there economic migrants coming republic of armenia , armenians russia.