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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Kourtney Kardashian ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian American
Caffa ethnicCommunities Armenians
Ivan Aivazovsky ethnicGroup Armenians
Ivan Bagramyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Deir ez-Zor ethnicGroup Armenians
Surmalu uezd ethnicComposition Armenians
Garry Kasparov ethnicGroup Armenians
Akhalkalaki hasMajorEthnicGroup Armenians
Armen usedByCommunity Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian diaspora
Armen etymologicalAssociation Armenians
North Ossetia ethnicGroup Armenians
Akhalqalaqi ethnicMajority Armenians
Roman Catholic Church (regional) associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Roman Catholic Church (regional) in Lwów
Ninotsminda hasEthnicGroup Armenians
southern Georgia containsMinorityGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Southern Georgia
southern Georgia containsEthnicSubgroup Armenians
subject surface form: Southern Georgia
this entity surface form: Javakheti Armenians
Republic of Adygea ethnicGroup Armenians
Kingdom of Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Lankaran Uyezd hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Sukhumi hasEthnicCommunity Armenians
Adoian usedByEthnicGroup Armenians
Vartoosh Adoian ethnicGroup Armenians
Vostanik ethnicGroup Armenians
Ottoman Syria religiousCommunity Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian Christians
Khorgom historicallyInhabitedBy Armenians
Greek Cypriots relatedEthnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian Cypriots
Alecko Eskandarian ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian Americans
Western Armenian historicallySpokenBy Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians of the Ottoman Empire
Western Armenian spokenIn Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian diaspora
Lviv region hasEthnicMinority Armenians
Hasköy historicallyInhabitedBy Armenians
Garegin II jurisdiction Armenians
this entity surface form: All Armenians
Hatay Province ethnicGroup Armenians
Deukmejian usedBy Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian diaspora
Podolia historicalInhabitants Armenians
Tehcir Law appliesTo Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
Temporary Law of Deportation appliesTo Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
Temporary Law of Deportation targetedGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Ottoman Armenians
Hamidian massacres victim Armenians