Azerbaijanis in Armenia

Azerbaijanis in Armenia
View of Mount Ararat from a nearby Tatar[a] village, 1838
Total population
29[3] (2001)
Languages
Azerbaijani
Religion
Islam (mostly Shia)

Azerbaijanis in Armenia (Azerbaijani: Ermənistan azərbaycanlıları or Qərbi azərbaycanlılar, lit. 'Western Azerbaijanis') numbered 29 people according to the 2001 census of Armenia. Although they have previously been the biggest minority in the country according to 1831[b]–1989 censuses, they are virtually non-existent since 1988–1991 when most fled or were forced out of the country as a result of the tensions of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War to neighboring Azerbaijan. The UNHCR estimates that the current population of Azerbaijanis in Armenia to be somewhere between 30 and a few hundred people,[5] with most of them living in rural areas as members of mixed couples (mostly mixed marriages), as well as elderly or sick. Most of them are reported to have changed their names to maintain a low profile to avoid discrimination.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c Bournoutian, George (2018). Armenia and Imperial Decline: The Yerevan Province, 1900-1914. Routledge. p. 35 (note 25).
  2. ^ Bournoutian, George (2018). Armenia and Imperial Decline: The Yerevan Province, 1900-1914. Routledge. p. xiv.
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Naira (29 June 2007). "Ազգային փոքրամասնություններ. ազգային խճանկար" [National minorities. National mosaic]. archive.168.am (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ Bournoutian, George (2015). "Demographic Changes in the Southwest Caucasus, 1604–1830: The Case of Historical Eastern Armenia". Forum of EthnoGeoPolitics. 3 (2). Amsterdam: 35. ISSN 2352-3654.
  5. ^ Second Report Submitted by Armenia Pursuant to Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Received on 24 November 2004
  6. ^ International Protection Considerations Regarding Armenian Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Geneva: September 2003
  7. ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2003: Armenia Archived 2019-12-30 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Department of State. Released 25 February 2004


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