Armenians in Germany

Armenians in Germany
Distribution of Armenian citizens in Germany (2021)
Total population
80,000 – 100,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
North Rhine-Westphalia, between the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf, Hesse (here majority of Armenians living in Frankfurt) and Hamburg, Sufficiently strong Armenian community in Berlin (about 6,000 people) and Munich, which are also fairly typical places of residence immigrants.
Languages
Armenian and German
Religion
Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Armenian diaspora

All figures from [2]

Armenians in Germany (Armenian: Հայերը Գերմանիայում, romanizedHayery Germaniayum; German: Armenier in Deutschland) are ethnic Armenians living within the modern republic of Germany. Like much of the Armenian diaspora, most Armenians immigrated to Germany after the Armenian genocide of 1915. Others came later, fleeing conflicts in places like Iran, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. Another influx came fleeing nationalist persecution in Turkey. After World War II, many Soviet Armenians, former POWs in particular, fled to the American occupied areas of Germany. While many traveled on, some settled in the country, providing a base for later asylum-seekers.[3]

  1. ^ (in Russian) [1] in "Noravank" Scientific-Research Foundation
  2. ^ Armenian diaspora in Germany (PDF), Yerevan: "Noravank" Scientific-Research Foundation, 2006[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Armenian Reporter Online". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-04-28.