| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 41,907 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sukhumi District, Gulripshi District, Gagra District | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenians in Georgia, Cherkesogai, Armenians in Russia |
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| Armenians |
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| Armenian culture |
| By country or region |
Armenian diaspora |
| Subgroups |
| Religion |
| Languages and dialects |
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Armenian: Eastern (Zok) • Western (Homshetsi) Sign languages: Armenian Sign • Caucasian Sign Persian: Armeno-Tat Cuman: Armeno-Kipchak Armenian–Lom: Lomavren |
| Persecution |
The Armenians in Abkhazia form the second largest ethnic group in Abkhazia after the native Abkhazians.[1] Armenians settled in Abkhazia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are now the largest ethnic group in Sukhumi, Gulripshi and Gagra Districts forming 20% of the Abkhazian population with approximately 42,000 out of a total of 242,862.[2]
- ^ Georgia Offers Citizenship to Diaspora. IWPR. CRS No. 314, 10-Nov-05; V.A. Chirikba. Armenians and their Dialects in Abkhazia. In: Evidence and Counter-Evidence, Festschrift Frederik Kortlandt, Volume 2, SSGL 33, Amsterdam – New York: Rodopi, p. 51-67.
- ^ "Georgia". Citypopulation. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-12-20.