The Armenians in Abkhazia form the second largest ethnic group in Abkhazia after the native Abkhazians.[1] Armenians settled in Abkhazia in late 19th and the early 20th centuries and are now the largest ethnic group in Sukhumi, Gulripsh and Gagra Districts forming 20% of the Abkhazian population with approximately 42,000 out of a total of 242,862.[2]
^Abkhazia 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.
Armeniansin Georgia or Georgian Armenians (Georgian: ქართველი სომხები, romanized: kartveli somkhebi; Armenian: Վիրահայեր, romanized: Virahayer) are Armenian...
Mingrelians) (17.93%), Hamshemin Armenians (17.39%), Russians (9.17%) and Greeks (0.6%). The demographics of Abkhazia were affected by the Caucasus War...
Abkhazia (/æbˈkɑːziə/ ab-KAH-zee-ə) officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state, in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of...
Republic of Abkhazia (SSR Abkhazia) was a short-lived republic within the Caucasus region of the Soviet Union that covered the territory of Abkhazia, and existed...
Georgians living inAbkhazia during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 1992–1993 and 1998 at the hands of Abkhaz separatists and their allies. Armenians, Greeks,...
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are separatist regions of Georgia in the Caucasus. Most countries recognise them as part of Georgia, while Russia, Venezuela...
Kingdom of Abkhazia (Georgian: აფხაზთა სამეფო, romanized: apkhazta samepo; lit. 'Kingdom of the Abkhazians'), was a medieval feudal state in the Caucasus...
The Abkhazia conflict is a territorial dispute over Abkhazia, a region on the eastern coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus, at the intersection...
Христофоровича Баграмяна) was a unit formed inAbkhazia and predominantly composed of ethnic Armenians living inAbkhazia that fought together with Russia backed...
ethnic Armeniansin the world is 7 to 9 million, with less than half living inArmenia. The tables below list countries and territories where Armenians live...
Church inAbkhazia is the third largest Christian denomination and mostly consists of mainly Armenians, Poles, and expatriates living inAbkhazia. The Holy...
havak'akan) is a football team representing the Armenians primarily from the historical region of Western Armenia, which is currently within the borders of...
number of Armenians (15% of the entire population) and Russians (14%) grew substantially as well.[citation needed] The 1992–1993 War inAbkhazia followed...
The Armenians have historically been one of the main ethnic groups in the city of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Armenians are the largest ethnic minority...
Merkheuli (Abkhaz: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [meɾχeuli]; Armenian: Մերխեուլ) is a village inAbkhazia, Georgia. A 2011 census recorded a population of 839...
the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Catholic Church inAbkhazia is the third largest Christian denomination and mostly consists of mainly Armenians, Poles...
a people living in northeastern Turkey, Abkhazia, Russia, and Central Asia. It has some differences from Armenian spoken inArmenia. It was not a written...
republic was established in July 1920 in Nakhchivan, an area bordering Armenia, Turkey and Iran, which was claimed by Armenians and Azerbaijanis. After...
of the Armenian genocide, 2 million Armenians still lived inArmenia, while 330,000 Armenians lived in Russia, and 450,000 Armenians lived in the United...
regular military units stationed in or near Abkhazia – succeeded in defeating the Georgian troops; Georgians, Armenians, Greeks, Russians and Abkhaz were...
dioceses in Russia.[citation needed] The Catholic Church inAbkhazia mainly consists of Armenians, Poles, and expatriates living inAbkhazia. The Holy...
countries consider a part of Republic of Abkhazia. The city has been controlled by Abkhazia since the Abkhazian war in 1992–93. The city, which has an airport...
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