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{{Infobox Ethnic group
|group = Armenians in Spain
|group = Armenians in Spain
|pop = 40,000
|pop = 50,000-55,000<ref>{{hy icon}} [http://www.armtown.com/news/am/azg/20071206/2007120610/ ՀԱՅԵՐՆ ԻՍՊԱՆԻԱՆ «ՀԱՎԱՆՈՒՄ» ՈՒ... ԱՎԵԼԱՑՆՈՒՄ ԵՆ ԱՆԼԵԳԱԼՆԵՐԻ ԹԻՎԸ] in armtown.com</ref>
|popplace = [[Madrid]], [[Barcelona]] (13,000-15,000),
|popplace = [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]] (14,000)<br/>[[Barcelona]] (12,000)<br/>[[Madrid]] (8,000)
[[Seville]] and [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]
|languages = [[Armenian Language|Armenian]], [[Spanish Language|Spanish]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
|languages = [[Armenian Language|Armenian]], [[Spanish Language|Spanish]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
|religions = Majority [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]<br/>[[Armenian Catholic]]{{·}}[[Armenian Evangelical]]
|religions = Majority [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]<br/>[[Armenian Catholic]]{{·}}[[Armenian Evangelical]]
|related = [[Armenians|Armenian]], [[Hamshenis]], [[Cherkesogai]] groups
|related = [[Armenians|Armenian]], [[Hamshenis]], [[Cherkesogai]] groups
}}
}}
'''Armenians in Spain''' refers to ethnic Armenians living in [[Spain]]. They number around 50,000.<ref>[http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/population.html ArmenianDiaspora website]</ref> According to [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|Instituto Nacional de Estadística]] in [[Spain]] are 9,582 people who were born in [[Armenia]].<ref>[http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Revisión del Padrón municipal 2007. Datos a nivel nacional, comunidad autónoma y provincia.]</ref> Armenians entered Spain after [[Armenian Genocide]] and also [[Iranian Revolution]] and [[Lebanese Civil War]], the latter as [[Iranian Armenians|Iranians]] and [[Armenians in Lebanon|Lebanese]].


'''Armenians in Spain''' refers to ethnic [[Armenians]] living in [[Spain]]. They number around 40,000, centred in [[Valencia]], [[Barcelona]], and [[Madrid]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://spain.mfa.am/en/community-overview/|title=Armenian Diaspora in Spain|website=Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Spain|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> Spain was the fourth most popular country of destination for [[Emigration|emigrating]] Armenians in 2011.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/docs/fact_sheets/Factsheet%20Armenia.pdf|title=Migration Facts: Armenia|date=March 2013|publisher=Migration Policy Centre|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref>
The Armenians live mainly in [[Madrid]], [[Barcelona]], [[Seville]] and [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]. Most Armenian Spaniards speak [[Spanish language|Spanish]], while others can speak [[Armenian language|Armenian]] and those whose ancestors came from [[Iran]] and [[Lebanon]] may speak [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Lebanese Arabic|Arabic]]. Though, most of the Armenians in Spain belong to the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]].


There are were no Armenian churches in Spain,<ref name=":0" /> until one was opened in a small town near Barcelona in August 2009.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://soar-us.org/barcelona/index.html|title=SOAR-Barcelona|publisher=Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> Most Armenians in Spain belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church.<ref name=":2" /> The number of Armenian Sunday schools in Spain is on the rise.<ref name=":0" />
==See also==

* Armenian-Spanish relations
Most Spanish Armenians speak [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[Arabic]].<ref name=":0" /> Much emigration from Armenia following [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution of the Soviet Union]] has been directed to the [[European Union|EU]], including Spain, along with [[Russia]] and the [[United States]].<ref name=":1" />
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*[http://www.acab.es/ Armenian Cultural Association of Barcelona]
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*[http://alicante-hayastan.es.tl/ Hayastan Armenian Association of Alicante]
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*[http://www.ian.cc/ IAN Spanish-speaking website of Armenians from Spain and Latin America]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.acab.es/ Armenian Cultural Association of Barcelona]
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*[http://alicante-hayastan.es.tl/ Hayastan Armenian Association of Alicante]
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*[http://www.ian.cc/ IAN Spanish-speaking website of Armenians from Spain and Latin America]


{{Immigration to Spain}}
{{Immigration to Spain}}

Revision as of 17:38, 7 April 2016

Armenians in Spain
Total population
40,000
Regions with significant populations
Valencia (14,000)
Barcelona (12,000)
Madrid (8,000)
Languages
Armenian, Spanish, Persian, Arabic
Religion
Majority Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian Catholic · Armenian Evangelical
Related ethnic groups
Armenian, Hamshenis, Cherkesogai groups

Armenians in Spain refers to ethnic Armenians living in Spain. They number around 40,000, centred in Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid.[1] Spain was the fourth most popular country of destination for emigrating Armenians in 2011.[2]

There are were no Armenian churches in Spain,[1] until one was opened in a small town near Barcelona in August 2009.[3] Most Armenians in Spain belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church.[3] The number of Armenian Sunday schools in Spain is on the rise.[1]

Most Spanish Armenians speak Armenian, Spanish, Persian, and Arabic.[1] Much emigration from Armenia following dissolution of the Soviet Union has been directed to the EU, including Spain, along with Russia and the United States.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Armenian Diaspora in Spain". Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Spain. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Migration Facts: Armenia" (PDF). Migration Policy Centre. March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "SOAR-Barcelona". Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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