Armenians in the Netherlands
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| 40.000[1] | |
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| Armenians,Hamshenis,Cherkesogaigroups |
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Armenians in the Netherlands(Dutch:Armeniërs in Nederland;Armenian:Հոլանդահայեր,romanized:Holandahayer), alsoDutch Armenians(Nederlandse Armenen) orArmenian Dutch(Armeense Nederlanders), are the ethnicArmeniansliving in theNetherlands.The number of Armenians living in the country is around 40.000, according to the Armenian ambassador.[1]
History[edit]
Armenian and Dutch interactions are believed to have started in the 13th and 14th centuries, when Dutch merchants arrived in Cilicia and Armenian trading houses opened in theLow Countries.Armenians brought into the Low Countries carpets, dyes, cotton, and spices from Armenia and from around the world.
Apart from the contemporary Armenian community spread out over the Netherlands, there had been an independent Armenian community concentrated in Amsterdam during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Many Armenian merchants inAmsterdamwent toSoutheast Asiain the 19th century to trade, and to set up factories and plantations, establishing a community ofArmenians in Java.
TheNapoleonic warsput an end to the Armenian life in the Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam was almost depopulated after its occupation by the French. In 1713 the city of Amsterdam permitted the Armenians to erect a church of their own. After serving its purpose for about a century and a half, this edifice was closed because of the dwindling of its congregation. In 1874, by order of theCatholicosofEchmiadzin,the building was sold for 10,000 florins, which was transmitted to him.[2]It is probable that the Armenian community assimilated into the wider Dutch nation during the 19th century.
Armenians arrived in the Netherlands fromIndonesia(the formerDutch Indiesin the 1950s),Turkey(1970s),Lebanon(1970s),Iran(1980s),Iraq(early 1990s),RussiaandArmenia(1990s).
Community[edit]
The largest group of Armenians arrived fromTurkey(DiyarbakirandŞırnak) in the 1970s asguest workersinchain migration,finding employment in textile plants inAlmeloandHengelo.
Currently most Armenians live in the major urban centres in the western part of the Netherlands:Amsterdam,Dordrecht,The Hague,LeidenandRotterdam.Armenian church services are held in Amsterdam,MaastrichtandAlmelo.
Notable people[edit]
- Gago Aroetjunjan– kickboxer andMuay Thaifighter
- Sahak Parparyan,kickboxer andMuay Thaifighter
- Biurakn Hakhverdian– water polo player, olympic gold medalist and former captain of the Dutch national junior water polo team
- Karapet Karapetyan,kickboxer
- Gegard Mousasi,mixed martial artist
- Aras Özbiliz,football player
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab""Վարակակիրների մոտ 60 տոկոսը բուժվում է տանը". Նիդերլանդներում ՀՀ դեսպան Տիգրան Բալայան ".Azatutyun.3 April 2020.Retrieved17 October2020.
- ^Vahan M. Kurkjian.A History of Armenia,pp. 471
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