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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Artem Mikoyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Tuapse hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Vaspurakan ethnicGroup Armenians
Adana massacre victim Armenians
Sassoun ethnicGroupHistorically Armenians
Sasun region culturalRegionOf Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian people
northern Syria hasEthnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Northern Syria
Sassanian Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Van ethnicGroupHistorically Armenians
Bako Sahakyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Robert Kocharyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Vahka associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
Rubenid dynasty ethnicGroup Armenians
Alexander Khatisian ethnicGroup Armenians
Armenian Revolutionary Federation operatesIn Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian diaspora
Hethumid dynasty ethnicGroup Armenians
Stepanakert hasEthnicMajority Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians (historically)
Bolnisi hasEthnicCommunity Armenians
Tsalka ethnicGroupPresent Armenians
Rusudan of Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Leo V of Armenia ethnicGroup Armenians
Sahak Partev ethnicGroup Armenians
SDF includesEthnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces
Kobanî hasMinority Armenians
Hasakah hasEthnicGroup Armenians
northwestern Iran hasEthnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Northwestern Iran
Jazira inhabitedBy Armenians
Persian army recruitmentFrom Armenians
Sukhumi Okrug hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Artvin Province hasEthnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians (historically)
Karen Shakhnazarov ethnicGroup Armenians
Levantine peoples hasSubgroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians in the Levant
Majlis hasReservedSeatsFor Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian Christians
Marneuli hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Urmia hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Armavir hasEthnicCommunity Armenians