Armenians in Greece
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| 60,000[1]-80,000[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Kavala | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian, Greek | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic Church |
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The Armenians in Greece (
Today, immigration to North America has diminished the Armenian population of Greece. The number now counts for roughly 20,000–35,000 Armenians.
Early settlement
The presence of Armenians in Greece dates back to the
Additional proof of their presence in Greece can be found in several historical testimonies, the genealogical history of certain old Armenian families and the names of some towns or villages that have Armenian names, such as an old village of
19th century
A Munich newspaper quoted about 87,000 Armenians "mostly in Greece" in year 1823.[4]
In 1890, there was a small community of Armenians in Athens and in Piraeus of about 150 people which turned into 600 after the incorporation of Thessaloniki (1912) and some cities of Macedonia after the Balkan Wars.
During the
Early 20th century
After the genocidal campaign of the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians and Greeks, Greece welcomed a large influx of refugees consisting of about 80,000 Armenians and 1,500,000 Greeks into its country. The refugees mostly came from Cilicia, Smyrna, Ionia, Constantinople and other regions of Asia Minor. The Greco-Armenians were very active in art and commerce producing painters like Edouard Sakayan.
Post 1991 Independence of Armenia
Armenia gained independence from the
As of 2007, the number of Armenians in Greece is estimated at approximately 20,000–35,000, living mainly in Attica (Athens, Piraeus and the suburbs) and in smaller communities in Thessaloniki, Kavala, Komotini, Xanthi, Alexandroupolis, Didimoticho, Orestiada and Crete. The majority of Greco-Armenians are
- Two kindergarten and elementary schools and a three-class high school, in Athens and Piraeus with almost 350 pupils, which belong to the Armenian Blue Cross.
- A kindergarten and an elementary school of almost 60 pupils, in Palio Faliro, that belongs to the Armenian General Benevolent Union (A.G.B.U.).
- Two single day elementary schools are founded by the Armenian Blue Cross, in Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis, with 50 and 70 pupils accordingly.
- The Armenian Community Cultural Center in Thessaloniki.
- Armeniki, an amateur soccer club in Athens.
Armenians also have two newspapers: the over fifty years old daily Azat Or (Free Day), which has the largest circulation all over Greece and the weekly Nor Ashkharh (New World); The magazine Αρμενικά (Armenian) is published every two months in Athens. The community's main political representative is the Armenian National Committee of Greece. Its headquarters are in Athens with branches all over Greece. It expresses the Armenian Revolutionary Federation's (Dashnaktsutiun) political perspective. The organization Homenetmen is also active in Greece, organizing sporting and Scouting events for Armenians in the country.
See also
- Armenian diaspora
- Immigration to Greece
- List of Greek Armenians
- Armenia–Greece relations
- Greeks in Armenia
- Armenians in Cyprus
References
- ^ Dilsijian, Leonidas (24 April 2007). "Armenians in Greece". University of California, Irvine.
...Greece's 60,000-strong Armenian community...
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Bedevyan, Astghik (18 January 2011). "Հունաստանի հայ համայնքը պատրաստվում է Հայաստանի նախագահի հետ հանդիպմանը [Armenian community of Greece preparing for the meeting with the Armenian president]" (in Armenian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Armenian Service. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ISBN 1853594164.
- ^ Allgemeine Zeitung München: 1823, Nro. 182 – 273 (in German). Allg. Zeitung. 1823.
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