Armenians in Germany
Armenians in Germany (Armenian: Հայերը Գերմանիայում, romanized: Hayery Germaniayum; German: Armenier in Deutschland) are ethnic Armenians living within the modern republic of Germany. Like much of the Armenian diaspora, most Armenians immigrated to Germany after the Armenian genocide of 1915. Others came later, fleeing conflicts in places like Iran, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. Another influx came fleeing nationalist persecution in Turkey. After World War II, many Soviet Armenians, former POWs in particular, fled to the American occupied areas of Germany. While many traveled on, some settled in the country, providing a base for later asylum-seekers.
Distribution of Armenian citizens in Germany (2021) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 80,000 – 100,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia, between the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf, Hesse (here majority of Armenians living in Frankfurt) and Hamburg, Sufficiently strong Armenian community in Berlin (about 6,000 people) and Munich, which are also fairly typical places of residence immigrants. | |
| Languages | |
| Armenian and German | |
| Religion | |
| Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Armenian diaspora | |
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