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.


Statements (51)
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
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

Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tanzimat affected Armenians
this entity surface form: "Ottoman Armenians"
Little Armenia demographics Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian Americans"
Caffa ethnicCommunities Armenians
Kars Oblast ethnicComposition Armenians
Surmalu uezd ethnicComposition Armenians
Abkhazia ethnicGroup Armenians
Baku Governorate ethnicGroup Armenians
Chicago West ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian-American"
Deir ez-Zor ethnicGroup Armenians
eastern Turkey ethnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: "Eastern Turkey"
Edgar Manas ethnicGroup Armenians
Erivan Governorate ethnicGroup Armenians
Erivan uezd ethnicGroup Armenians
Garry Kasparov ethnicGroup Armenians
George Deukmejian ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian Americans"
Ivan Aivazovsky ethnicGroup Armenians
Ivan Bagramyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Kourtney Kardashian ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian American"
Kresy ethnicGroup Armenians
Little Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Lwów Voivodeship ethnicGroup Armenians
North Ossetia ethnicGroup Armenians
Robert Kardashian ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian American"
Rouben Mamoulian ethnicGroup Armenians
Stavropol Krai ethnicGroup Armenians
Syria ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian"
Taurida Oblast ethnicGroup Armenians
Armenian Oblast ethnicMajority Armenians
Armenians ethnonym Armenians
Armen etymologicalAssociation Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian American"
Armen Keteyian hasEthnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian American"
Krasnodar Krai hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Kvemo Kartli hasEthnicGroup Armenians
South Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Akhalkalaki hasMajorEthnicGroup Armenians
Caucasus hasMajorEthnicGroup Armenians
Asian American hasPart Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian American"
Lazistan historicalInhabitants Armenians
Little Armenia partOf Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian diaspora"
this entity surface form: "Armenian diaspora"
Georgians relatedEthnicGroup Armenians
Armenian Genocide result Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian diaspora"
Armenian Genocide targetedGroup Armenians
Armenian Genocide targetedGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: "Ottoman Armenians"
Armen usedByCommunity Armenians
this entity surface form: "Armenian diaspora"

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