Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Armenian Diaspora

By the early 1700s, an established Armenian community of roughly 70 families lived in Amsterdam, drawn by Dutch Republic neutrality and the city's role as a textile-finishing hub for raw silk arriving from Iran. The community ran one of Europe's earliest Armenian printing presses, producing books for both diaspora and homeland markets.

By the early 1700s, an established Armenian community of roughly 70 families lived in Amsterdam, drawn by Dutch Republic neutrality and the city's role as a textile-finishing hub for raw silk arriving from Iran. The community ran one of Europe's earliest Armenian printing presses, producing books for both diaspora and homeland markets.

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