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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Van Vilayet hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Tavush Province hasEthnicGroup Armenians
Mardik Martin ethnicGroup Armenians
Lucy Saroyan ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian American
Calouste ethnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian ethnicGroup Armenians
subject surface form: Calouste Gulbenkian
Bitlis Vilayet ethnicGroup Armenians
Aram Khachaturian ethnicGroup Armenians
Armeno-Tat spokenBy Armenians
Armeno-Tat associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Caucasian Armenians
David Ignatius ethnicGroup Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian American
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians primaryRegionOfPastoralCare Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenian diaspora
State of Damascus ethnicGroup Armenians
State of Aleppo ethnicGroup Armenians
Gabriel Guevrekian ethnicGroup Armenians
Hamidiye regiments ethnicTarget Armenians
Aleppo Governorate ethnicGroup Armenians
Siirt hasMinorityCommunity Armenians
this entity surface form: Armenians (historically)
Maykop, Russia ethnicGroupPresent Armenians
subject surface form: Maykop
Yelena Bonner ethnicGroup Armenians
Barsegh Kanachyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Sevan Island (now a peninsula) hasCulturalSignificanceFor Armenians
subject surface form: Sevan Island
Armn usedByEthnicGroup Armenians
Levon Ter-Petrosyan ethnicGroup Armenians
Artaxiad dynasty ethnicGroup Armenians
Syrian ethnicGroup Armenians
Leo V the Armenian ethnicGroup Armenians
Astrakhan ethnicGroupPresent Armenians
Zhovkva historicalCommunity Armenians
Ana Khesarian ethnicGroup Armenians