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Armenians
Armenian: Iranahay or Parskahay

Armenians by country Total speakers, figures in 1000. Last column: % of country population.
Egypt	6	<0.1%
Iran	200	0.7%
Iraq	20	0.1%
Israel	5	0.1%
Jordan	70	1.2%
Kuwait	2.5	0.1%
Lebanon	150	3.8%
Syria	150	0.8%
Turkey	70	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.1%
TOTAL	680	0.2%
Armenia	3,000
Other countries	4,400

This article deals with that group of Armenians which are uniquely designated as Iranahay or Parskahay. There are about 500,000 Armenians in Iran, most of them living in Teheran and Esfahan.

Armenian Iranians represent a group seeking refuge from oppression, both tsarist Russia, and refugees and survivors of Armenian Genocide initiated by Turkish religious nationalists.

Through the 20th century, Armenians were instrumental in the development of a modern Iran. This came to a hard stop with the Iranian Revolution in 1979, since when as many as 100,000 Armenians have left Iran for many continents. Since the 1990's politics towards Armenians have eased up, and Iran is today a major trade partner with the state of Armenia.