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This is a list of Armenian ethnic enclaves, containing cities, districts, and neighborhoods with predominantly Armenian population, or are associated with Armenian culture, either currently or historically. Most numbers are estimates by Armenian (and non-Armenian) organizations and media, because many countries simply do not collect data on ethnicity.

Extant enclaves

Europe

Name	Type	Location	Total	Armenians	%	Ref
Alfortville	commune	Paris, France	36,000	6,000	17%
Issy-les-Moulineaux	commune	Paris, France	63,000	5,000	8%
San Lazzaro degli Armeni	island	Venice, Italy	35		~100%

Middle East

Name	Type	Location	Total	Armenians	%	Ref
Anjar	town	Zahlé, Lebanon	2,400–4,000		~100%
Armenian Quarter	quarter	Old City, Jerusalem, Israel	2,424	500–1,000	21–41%
Bourj Hammoud	city	Beirut, Lebanon	150,000	110,000	73%
Kessab	village/town	Latakia, Syria	2,000–2,200		~100%
Midan (Nor Kyough)	neighborhood	Aleppo, Syria	—	—	—
New Julfa	quarter	Isfahan, Iran	10,000–12,000		—
Vakıflı	village	Hatay, Turkey	135		~100%

Post-Soviet states

 Abkhazia (de facto)

As of 2004, there were "around 50-60 Armenian villages" in Abkhazia. According to the 2011 Abkhazian census, Armenians formed the majority of the population of the Sukhumi District (6,467 Armenians, 56.1% of the total 11,531), and plurality in Gulripshi district (8,430 Armenians or 46.8% of 18,032) and Gagra District (15,422 Armenians or 38.3% of 40,217).

 Georgia

Name	Type	Location	Armenians	%	Total	Ref
Avlabari (Havlabar)	neighborhood	Tbilisi, Georgia

 Russia

Name	Type	Location	Total	Armenians	%	Ref
Adlersky City District	raion	Sochi, Krasnodar Krai	138,572	44,000–80,000	32%–58%
Aykavan	village	Crimea	160		~100%
Edissiya	village	Stavropol Krai	5,657	5,377	92.7%
Gaikodzor	village	Anapsky District, Krasnodar Krai
Karabagly	village	Dagestan	723	~400	56%
Myasnikovsky District	raion	Rostov Oblast	39,631	22,108	56%
Tuapsinsky District	raion	Krasnodar Krai	62,400	13,700	22%

 United States

Name	Type	Location	Total	Armenians	%	Ref
Glendale	city	Los Angeles, California	190,000	54,000–100,000	28%–53%
Little Armenia	neighborhood	Los Angeles, California	21,600	—
Watertown	city	Boston, Massachusetts	33,000	2,700–8,000	8%–25%

Extinct enclaves

Name (current & former)	Type	Current location	Period	% Armenian (date)	Ref
Armanitola	neighborhood	Dhaka, Bangladesh	18th century
Armenikend	quarter	Nasimi raion, Baku, Azerbaijan	19th-20th centuries	—
Gherla (Armenopolis)	city	Cluj County, Romania	17th century
Kumkapı	quarter	Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey		—
Feodosia (Kaffa)	city	Crimea (de facto)	15th century	+65%
Nakhichevan-on-Don	neighborhood	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	1778–1928	30% (1897)
Old Armenian Town	neighborhood	Fresno, California, United States

Notes

1. This article only lists ethnic enclaves in the Armenian diaspora. Many sources describe Nagorno-Karabakh as an Armenian ethnic enclave, which it was during most of its existence as the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (1923–91), when it did not border Soviet Armenia. Since the end of the 1988–94 war, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has been largely integrated with the Republic of Armenia and the two today de facto function as a single entity. However, the NKR remains internationally unrecognized and is regarded by all UN members as de jure part of Azerbaijan.
2. The status of Jerusalem is disputed between Israel and the State of Palestine, but the Old City is de facto administered by Israel.
3. The Armenian population of Kessab was forced out in March 2014, during the Syrian Civil War.
4. Abkhazia is de jure recognized as part of Georgia by most countries, however, it is de facto independent.
5. The Crimean Peninsula is disputed between Russia and Ukraine and is de facto part of Russia, but remains (for the most part) internationally recognized as de jure part of Ukraine. For more, see Political status of Crimea.

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3. This New York Times article calls Alfortville "an Armenian neighborhood": "15 are hurt in Paris by 3 explosions in an Armenian neighborhood". New York Times. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
4. "The Armenians of France". Armenian General Benevolent Union. 1 March 1995. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. One-sixth of Alfortville's 36,000 population is Armenian...
5. Dubouis, Kevin (18 April 2013). "Dubouis: Revoking Denial of Pride". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 7 June 2014. ...the Armenian district of Issy-les-Moulineaux...
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9. Kahana, Ephraim; Suwaed, Muhammad (2009). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Intelligence. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780810863026. ...Anjar, an Armenian village in the Bekaa Valley.
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18. Manjikian, Lalai (25 March 2014). "Kessab: Deep Roots Under Attack". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 7 June 2014. The predominantly Armenian enclave of Kessab is now emptied of its Armenian population that has been there for hundreds of years, after rebel forces descended on the region from Turkey.
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21. "Aleppo Under Fire: The Ruins of Armenian Neighborhoods". The Armenian Weekly. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014. ...the predominantly Armenian neighborhoods of Nor Kyough (Meedan)...
22. Arnold, David (24 September 2012). "In Battle for Aleppo, Armenians Seek Neutral Ground". Middle East Voices. Voice of America. Retrieved 7 June 2014. ...the Armenian neighborhood of al-Midan...
23. Canby, Sheila R. (2009). Shah ʻAbbas: the remaking of Iran. London: British Museum Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780714124520. Called New Julfa, this area remains the Armenian quarter of Isfahan to this day.
24. Petrosyan, David (1998). Армянская община в Иране (in Russian). Institute for Central Asian and Caucasian Studies. Retrieved 7 June 2014. ...еще 10-12 тысяч - в Исфагане (армяне называют его Новой Джугой)...
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36. Том 3 книга 1 «Национальный состав и владение языками, гражданство»; таблица 4 «Национальный состав населения Ставропольского края по городским округам, муниципальным районам, городским населенным пунктам, сельским населенным пунктам с численностью населения 3000 человек и более»
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v t e Armenian diaspora
Population by country historical Population by urban area Ethnic enclaves
Historic areas of Armenian settlement	Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) Javakheti Nakhichevan Turkey Bolis/Istanbul Cilicia Hidden Armenians Western Armenia
Caucasus	Azerbaijan Baku Zoks Georgia Abkhazia Tbilisi
Former Soviet Union	Baltic states Lithuania Belarus Central Asia Moldova Russia Circassia Ukraine Crimea
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico United States Los Angeles San Francisco Boston Uruguay
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic France Germany Greece Hayhurum Hungary Italy Malta The Netherlands North Macedonia Poland Romania Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Middle East	Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Syria United Arab Emirates
Asia	Afghanistan Bangladesh China India Indonesia Surabaya Myanmar Pakistan Singapore
Africa	Ethiopia
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

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