Armenian Argentines
Armenian Argentines (Armenian: Հայերն Արգենտինայում, romanized: Hayern Argentinayum; Spanish: Armenios en Argentina) are ethnic Armenians who live in Argentina. Estimates vary, but between 70,000 and 120,000 people of Armenian ancestry live in the country, forming one of the largest groups in the Armenian diaspora worldwide. The core of the population came from Cilicia, Syria and Lebanon.
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Buenos Aires | |
| Total population | |
| 80,000 100,000, 120,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Buenos Aires, smaller numbers in Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Berisso and Rosario | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic and Protestant | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenian Brazilians, Armenian Uruguayans |
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