Armenians in Georgia
Armenians in Georgia or Georgian Armenians (Georgian: ქართველი სომხები, romanized: kartveli somkhebi; Armenian: Վիրահայեր, romanized: Virahayer) are Armenian people living within the country of Georgia. The Armenian community is mostly concentrated in the capital Tbilisi, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Samtskhe-Javakheti region. 2014 Census of Georgia puts the Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti at 50.5% of the population. In Abkhazia, Armenians are the third largest ethnic group in the region after the Georgians and the Abkhazian majority.
| Total population | |
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| 168,191–220,000 including Abkhazian estimates (2014) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Abkhazia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tbilisi, | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian, Georgian, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Armenians in Tbilisi, Armenians in Abkhazia, Armenians in Azerbaijan, Armenians in Russia |
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| Armenian culture |
| By country or region |
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Armenian diaspora Russia |
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