Statistics Armenians in Diaspora

[Vika]

I need some statistics concerning Armenians living in abroad, if you have some links or details pls let me know as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[edward demian]

I need some statistics concerning Armenians living in abroad, if you have some links or details pls let me know as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot in advance.

In Romania ther are about 8000 Armenians left from the last great migration of 1915 through 1923. There used to be 300,000 but they were driven out during the Communist times.

There are about 300,000 Romanians of Armenian descent in nothern Romanian Moldova which are descendants of Ani, Krimea, Poland migration from about 1000 years ago. They mostly live around Hach Gadar Armenian monestary. They all used to be in Romania but because of border changes, some of them are in Ukraine now.

Otherwise there are some small pockets of Armenians in Transylvania. They tend to be Catholic and are under pressure from the Hungarion minority to become Hungarian. Small trading Danubian towns like Galati and Constanta on the Black Sea had large Armenian Communities. Galati used to have 11,000 now less than a dozen. Constanta has about 600. I'd like to say that there is a Hayastantzi element arriving and staying. I also noticed Iraqui refugees in Bucharest. We have a national reprezentatine in the legislature. There are documents at the muzeum covering treaties between the Armenian comunity and the Romanian King about 500 years ago. It gave us the right to worship in our own fashion, to have schools and monestaries and to live under our own laws. The face of an Armenian Nicolae Yorga is on the most popular Romanian currency, as the dynamo behind the signing of the declaration of independance from Turkey in 1877. The face of the Romanian most popular Poet on another monetary denomination is Mihai Eminescu. A Romanian of Armenian descent from the earlier migration. I would like to say that the Romanians have been and are very kind to the Armenians.

I hope this helps.

[Louise Kiffer]

I need some statistics concerning Armenians living in abroad, if you have some links or details pls let me know as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Statistic in France:

 

We are about 500 000 of armenian origin in France , we have a fourth generation.

The first survivors of genocide arrived about 1920.

[JoelArmenian]

Armenian community in Australia estimated between 45 and 50 thousand, But immigration to Australia only began in the 1960's i THINK, hope this helps !!!

[Louise Kiffer]

Armenian community in Australia estimated between 45 and 50 thousand, But immigration to Australia only began in the 1960's i THINK, hope this helps !!!

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The last decision of turkey's gouvernment is that there is not armenian diaspora, they should be called "anatolian diaspora" as the survivors were

mostly poor anatolian peasants.

 

( but my parents were not from Anatolia, they lived in Adapazar. )

Edited July 29, 2010 by Louise Kiffer

[Arpa]

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The last decision of turkey's gouvernment is that there is not armenian diaspora, they should be called "anatolian diaspora" as the survivors were

mostly poor anatolian peasants.

 

( but my parents were not from Anatolia, they lived in Adapazar. )

Yes, Louise. They were "christian turks"**, the likes who built Aghtamar and 1001 Churchezs of Ani.

** Can there be any more oxymoronic??? Only next to "muslim Armenians".

Of course, you know that "anatolia" is a furkish word based on "ana=mother" and "dol=bastard/lakot"

PS. We will talk about "dol/dolu" under another post in Language. Look for tso/ծօ, to/տօ, tola/տօլա, tgha/տղայ

Edited July 29, 2010 by Arpa

[Johannes]

from Greek Aνατολή Anatolē;

 

 

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Anatolia

 

ancient name of Asia Minor, from M.L. Anatolia, from Gk. anatole "the east," originally "sunrise" (which of course happens in the east), lit. "a rising above (the horizon)," from anatellein "to rise," from ana "up" + tellein "to accomplish, perform."

[Arpa]

Yes Johannes thank you. I kind of knew that, but my comment above was in sarcasm. Those dogs have been erasing every Armenian vestige. All the towns and villages, rivers an lakes that are turkified, all the animal names, just like Aghtamar now is “ak-damar”, even Ani is not spared, they are trying to rename it as “ana”. As to “ana-dolu” see what Ajarian says in the monograph of “ԾՕ”

Perhaps we should compile a list of all the Armenian land marks that have been renamed. This may be a good place to start http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=10185&st=0&p=119942&hl=elazig%20&fromsearch=1entry119942