Armenians
Ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands
Armenians are an ethnic group and nation native to the Armenian highlands of West Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of the Republic of Armenia and constituted the main population of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and the subsequent flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around five million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside modern Armenia. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, Argentina, Syria, and Turkey. The present-day Armenian diaspora was formed mainly as a result of the Armenian genocide with the exceptions of Iran, former Soviet states, and parts of the Levant.
News coverage
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Armenia: Protests Continue Against Plans To Cede Territory To Rival Azerbaijan
Eurasia Review
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Armenians fear another war despite talk of peace
BBC News
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Aliyev Says Departure Of Russian Peacekeepers From Karabakh Outgrowth Of Strong Ties Between Baku And Moscow
Eurasia Review
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Erdogan Wants ‘Realistic Road Map’ For Relations With Armenia
Eurasia Review