May 14, 2012, Community News
VISIT-PILGRIMAGE TO THE ARMENIAN MONASTERY
The Office of the Representative of the Armenian Community, Mr Vartkes Mahdessian, in cooperation with the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus, organised on Sunday 13 May 2012 the fifth visit-pilgrimage to…May 16, 2012, Sassounian Column
ARMENIANS IN EGYPT: DWINDLING YET RESILIENT IN A COUNTRY IN TURMOIL
I just returned from a fascinating trip to Egypt. The Primate of the Armenian Church had invited me on behalf of the Diocesan Council to deliver the keynote address at…Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, 9,521 square kilometres in size, with a population of around 800,000. Its capital is Nicosia. The other main towns are Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. Since the Turkish invasion of 1974, Cyprus has been divided in two.
Armenians have lived in Cyprus for centuries, but the present community on the island is mainly the result of immigration during and immediately after the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23 in Turkey. Currently, some 3000-3500 Armenians live in Cyprus, mainly in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol..more
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