Yazidis in Armenia
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Yazidis in Armenia (Armenian: Եզդիները Հայաստանում;[4] Kurdish: Êzîdiyên Ermenistanê[5]) are Yazidis who live in Armenia, where they form the largest ethnic minority. Yazidis settled in the territory of modern-day Armenia mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, fleeing religious persecution by the Ottoman Empire. While Yazidis were counted as Kurds in censuses for much of the Soviet period, they are currently recognized as a separate ethnic group in Armenia (for more on the relationship between Yazidis and Kurdish identity, see Yazidis).[6] According to the 2011 census, around 35,000 Yazidis live in Armenia.[7]
Total population | |
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35,272[1] (2011, census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Armavir, Aragatsotn, Ararat, Kotayk provinces and Yerevan | |
Languages | |
Kurmanji,[2] Armenian | |
Religion | |
Yazidism[3] |
The Election Code of Armenia guarantees one seat in the National Assembly for a representative of the Yazidi community. Several religious Yazidi temples exist in Armenia, including the world's largest Yazidi temple Quba Mere Diwane in Aknalich, which was opened in 2020. In 2021, a Yazidi national theater was opened in Vagharshapat.[8]