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

Armenian Diaspora

Russia hosts the largest single Armenian diaspora community: the 2021 Russian census recorded approximately 947,000 ethnic Armenians, while community estimates that include later arrivals and dual citizens range up to 2.5 million. Most concentrate in Moscow, the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, and the southern Caucasus border districts adjacent to Armenia.

Russia hosts the largest single Armenian diaspora community: the 2021 Russian census recorded approximately 947,000 ethnic Armenians, while community estimates that include later arrivals and dual citizens range up to 2.5 million. Most concentrate in Moscow, the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, and the southern Caucasus border districts adjacent to Armenia.

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