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Armenia's Kurdish population. The Kurds in Armenia (Armenian: Քրդերը Հայաստանում, romanized: K’rderë Hayastanum; Kurdish: Kurdên Ermenistanê Кӧрден Әрмәньстане), also referred to as the Kurds of Rewan [a] (Kurdên Rewanê), form a major part of the historically significant Kurdish population in the post-Soviet space, and live mainly in the western parts ...
Kurdish culture flourished in Soviet Armenia between the 1930s and 1980s, and Kurds enjoyed substantial state-sponsored cultural support. There was a Kurdish radio broadcast from Yerevan . [ 33 ] The pioneers of modern Kurdish literature and culture were mainly Yazidis who were immigrants from Turkey. [ 34 ]
Another Kurdish alphabet based on the Cyrillic script was created in 1945. [17] [16] From 1929 onwards, the amount of printed books in the Kurdish language increased rapidly in Armenia, and in 1932, a branch within "Armenian Authors' Union" was founded for Kurdish authors who were strongly influenced by Armenian and Russian literature.
Around 18,000 Kurds left Armenia for Azerbaijan, a large community of Kurds from Armenia and neighboring countries has developed in Krasnodar. [24] Between 1992 and 1994 the Kurdish minority of the Lachin and Kelbajar districts of Azerbaijan was forced to flee due to the Armenian invasion during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War .
In 1948 and 1959, two documentaries were made concerning the Yezidi Kurds in Armenia. These were joint Armenian-Kurdish productions; with H. Koçaryan and Heciye Cindi teaming up for The Kurds of Soviet Armenia, [289] and Ereb Samilov and C. Jamharyan for Kurds of Armenia. [289]
To secure U.S. interests and reputation, Washington must deter Turkey’s aggression.
"Armenia's position is more favorable towards the Kurds because 1.5 million Armenians were killed during the Genocide. However, to deny the Kurdish identity in Armenia is a violation of international human rights obligations but yes, you are right.
Comparison table of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Kurdish population of Armenia. The Azerbaijanis community in Armenia in the 20th century, represented a large number but have been virtually non-existent since 1988–1991.