It has an old church (St. Hṙipʿsime), a small chapel adjacent to it, and a holy place of pilgrimage. Armenian professional footballer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan ,currently … The “General of the Armenians” who fought during Genocide and the First Republic and raised funds for Armenian war refugees. Armenians were pioneers in photography, theater, and the film industry. The Iranian embassy in India celebrated Navroz, Iranian New Year by organising a cultural event with chief guest Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. M. J. Seth, Armenians in India, Calcutta, 1937. Jan 9, 2019 - Explore Sogol Ordibehesht's board "Persian Singers", followed by 793 people on Pinterest. The return of some families after the war was not enough to revive the past, and when the last priest of St. Thaddeus emigrated to Soviet Armenia in 1948, the Armenian character of the region was lost completely (Rāʾīn, op. 10 Iranian women. About 80,000 were massacred, 30,000 fled to Russian Armenia, and the other 10,000 fled the area of the modern West Azerbaijan Province and took refuge among the Armenians of Tabriz. [13] The ceding of what is modern-day Armenia (Eastern Armenia in general) in 1828 resulted in a large number of Armenians falling now under the rule of the Russians. Every year, about ten high-school graduates left Julfa for further studies in Europe and the U.S.A. (Bémont, op. Irene Zazians, known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian-Armenian actress of cinema and television.She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khachikian, Amir Naderi, Nosrat Karimi, Masoud Kimiyayi, and Alireza Davood Nejad. Serj Tankian . There is also a National Armenian Committee that represents the community as a whole and is charged with the protection of its interests. cit., pp. II, Fasc. The prospects looked better in the early 1960s when the University of Isfahan started offering undergraduate courses in Armenian history, language, and literature, with the intention of training qualified school teachers in these subjects. 18, 75; Bradley-Birt, Persia, p. 268; C. Rice, Persian Women, pp. Among the first philanthropic associations to appear in Azerbaijan was the Armenian Women’s Benevolent Association of Tabrīz, which was founded in 1891 for the purpose of providing financial aid for needy students. Sci. Khachaturian is most famous for the ballet music of Spartacus and Gayane. It is the scene of an annual pilgrimage procession in the month of July in which thousands of the faithful participate. Many Armenians served in the Iranian army, and many died in action during the Iran–Iraq War. H. D. Pʿapʿazyan, ed. Armenian suffered as a result and knowledge of Armenian history and culture generally declined among the younger generation. Many of the oldest Armenian chapels, monasteries and churches in the world are located within this region of Iran. Tehran, 1968. Kevork Malikyan, actor, various TV roles including Mind Your Language, and films including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Flight of the Phoenix. Roland Manookian, actor, major role in the Football Factory by Nick Love. The secondary school belonged to a co-educational school system run by the Gregorian Armenians, which included an elementary school and a kindergarten and which had a total enrollment of 850 students. [16] In the wake of the Russian invasion of Iran and the subsequent loss of territories, Muslims (Persians, Turkic speakers, and Kurds) constituted some 80% of the population of Iranian Armenia, whereas Christian Armenians constituted a minority of about 20%. In addition to the arrival of Armenians from Cilicia, between 1917 and 1921, during the Russian Civil War, many Armenians from Russia escaped to avoid religious persecution. The first church was built in 1606-07, only one year after the arrival of Armenians in Isfahan, and by 1664 there were already twenty churches serving the community. 77. Sun Sign: Capricorn. cit., pp. Loris Tjeknavorian, the world famous Iranian-Armenian musician is the result of this immigration. Famous As: Spiritual Teacher. Actress, comedian. [42] The particular importance of the Tabrizi Armenians also grew with the transfer of the bishop's seat from St.Taddeus (or Qara Kelissa) near Salmas to Tabriz in 1845. Those arts were produced in line with models of medieval Armenian art and in conformity with Ancient Iranian arts. Nasim Pedrad. The pilgrimage is arranged by the Diocesan Council. The larger and more aggressive one was The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), which had been active in Iran since the 1890s and drew most of its support in Tabrīz from Lilava district. In the north of Iran, the St. Thaddeus Monastery is situated. They are appointed two out of the five seats in the Iranian Parliament reserved for religious minorities (more than any other religious minority) and are the only minority with official observing status in the Guardian and Expediency Discernment Councils. Seen by many as an icon and a legend in pop music Andy has had more hits than any other pop artist in Persian music history. According to Yeretzian's 1923 study, 39.5% of Los Angeles Armenians were skilled … See your own Reputation & Score, too - Profiles are shown over 300 million times monthly. Courses were offered in Armenian language, history, and literature. Vigen - He is Armenian, and he used to sing Persian songs since he was an artist of Iran. There were also 20 homes (with ca. Many Armenians fled persecution and periodic state-sanctioned massacres by Turkey's Muslim majority. Armenian presses published numerous books, journals, periodicals, and newspapers, the prominent one being the daily "Alik". On the Behistun inscription of 515 BC, Darius the Great indirectly confirmed that Urartu and Armenia are synonymous when describing his conquests. [36], The Armenians remain the largest religious minority in Iran. The Armenian diaspora is not just limited to their country alone as Armenians have flourished in their adoptive homelands, contributing extensively to business and sport, as well as cultural and political life, post the 1915 genocide. Armenia became a satrapy of the Persian Empire for a long period of time. Armenians are indigenous to a region known as the Armenian Highland, which today is a part of Armenia, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a few other countries. gives this street in the heart of Tehran a marked Armenian character. 15. Iranian Armenians are very talented very patriotic and have contributed so much to Iran and Iranian history. V. A. Bayburdyan, “Nor-Jułayi gałuṭʿə kaṭʿolik misionerneri kazmakerpuṭʿyunnerə” (The colony of New Julfa and Catholic missionary organizations), Tełekagir (Bulletin of the Acad. H. Tēr-Yovhaneancʿ, Patmuṭʿiwn Nor Jułayu (History of New Julfa), 2 vols., New Julfa, 1880. This trend has not stopped, and still more are attracted to Tehran, where prospects of wealth and social mobility looms even brighter. By 1914 approximately 2000 Armenians, mostly sojourning men from rural areas, entered Canada and settled primarily in southern Ontario. A. Jawāher-Kalām, Zanda-rūd II, Tehran, 1313 Š./1934. Villages with at least one church are: Haftvān, Derīš (Drišk), Ḵosrova, Sawra, Kohna-šahr, Haḵviran, Aṣlānīk, Kʿealakan, Payaǰik (Pʿayaǰūk), Qaḷʿa-sar (Łalasar), Qezelǰa, Malḥam (Mahlam), Sarna, Saramerī (Sarameri), Hovadar, Čara, Ḡarabāḡ, Ayān, and Vardān. 90-93. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, and Syria.With the exceptions of Iran and the former … The unique structure of Armenian last names is a part of it. G. Šermazanean, Niwṭʿer azgayin patmuṭʿean hamar: Ereweli haykazunkʿ i Parskastan (Materials for a history of the nation: Famous Armenians in Persia), Rostov, 1890. Currently only 1 village (Zarneh) in Peria is totally, and 4 other villages (Upper Khoygan, Gharghan, Nemagerd and Sangbaran) in Peria and 1 village (Upper Chanakhchi) in Gharaghan are partially settled by Armenians. They love their country very much and they specific their love through artwork, literature and typically even every day work. [6], Although Armenians have a long history of interaction and settlement with Persia/Iran and within the modern-day borders of the nation, Iran's Armenian community emerged under the Safavids. Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty Images file March 7, 2019, 9:37 PM UTC A. Dawrižecʿi, Patmuṭʿiwn Hayocʿ (History of the Armenians. A Board of Trustees exercises control over a school system that comprises seven elementary and five secondary schools, and is responsible for the coordination of their educational and other activities. The current population of Julfa is to a very great extent, if not all, made up of former villagers. cit. ARMENIANS OF MODERN IRAN. Tehran. 55.Hagop (Armenian origin) meaning James. Vigen - He is Armenian, and he used to sing Persian songs since he was an artist of Iran. Most Armenians are in Tehran. The church was the scene of the heroic resistance of Armenians against the invading Ottoman army in 1917-18, during which the Armenian population of the region was decimated. Marcos Grigorian (1925-2007) was an Iranian-Armenian artist considered one of the pioneers of the modern art movement in Iran. Julfa. There were ten more Armenian students studying in other departments of the university (two studying medicine, three science, and five literature). About 60,000 families are said to have been uprooted in bitter winter cold from the prosperous, commercial town of Old Julfa on the Aras and its surrounding areas. Zarewand), a suburban district of Ḵoy; it was renamed Šāhpūr in 1309 Š./1930 upon the reconstruction of its major town, Dīlmaqān/Salmās (Šāhpūr), after it was devastated by an earthquake. N. Goroyean, Parskastani hayerə (The Armenians of Persia), repr. It was mainly populated by Armenians who were forcibly deported to the region by Shah Abbas of the Safavid Persian Empire during the same as part of Abbas's massive scorched earth resettlement policies within the empire. Legend dates the foundation of St. Thaddeus church to the 4th century (Rāʾīn, op. In 1909 the revolutionaries forced the crown to give up some of its powers. However, rivalry and disagreement between the conservative and liberal factions expressed themselves, often with resentful bitterness, within and among these organizations, which finally led to the abolition of all in 1921 by the Community Council. Many immigrants to Canada found industrial work in Ontario communities … A. Amurian, The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Ephrem, and the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, Tehran, 1976. They shared many religious and cultural characteristics, and intermarriage among Parthian and Armenian nobility was common. Iranian-Armenians (Armenian: իրանահայեր iranahayer) also known as Persian-Armenians (Armenian: պարսկահայեր parskahayer), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. The cultural links between the Armenians and the Persians can be traced back to Zoroastrian times. It even operated one arms factory in Tabrīz. 65-67, 70-71 ). Famous Armenian Sportspersons. The remaining Armenian minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran is still the largest Christian community in the country, far ahead of Assyrians. The Armenians of Tabrīz had a number of associations engaged in philanthropic and cultural activities as well as organized groups with political ambitions. F. B. Bradley-Birt, Persia: Through Persia from the Gulf to the Caspian, Boston and Tokyo, 1910, pp. [24] Further immigrants and refugees from the Soviet Union numbering nearly 30,000 continued to increase the Armenian community until 1933. Los Angeles is home to a large Iranian-American community. The Armenian people are amongst the native ethnic groups of northwestern Iran (known as Iranian Azerbaijan), having millennia-long recorded history there while the region (or parts of it) have had made up part of historical Armenia numerous times in history. 152-53. A famous freedom fighter has the name Christapor.