Demography
Since the Early Middle Ages, various Turkic tribes had migrated to the Caucasus and Armenian Highland. Presently, various ethnic groups, such as the Kurds and Turks (in Western Armenia), Georgians (in Javakhk) and Azerbaijanis (in Nakhichevan and Northern Artsakh) live in the claimed areas.
Armenians form majority in the Republic of Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Javakhk. If diaspora Armenians were to return to their ancestral homeland, they would hold the majority population of over 11 million.
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Republic of Armenia |
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Armenians, Yezidis, Russians |
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Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
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Armenians, Russians |
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Javakhk |
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Armenians, Georgians, Russians |
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Western Armenia |
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Kurds (~2/3), Turks (~1/3), Azerbaijanis (~5%) |
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Northern Artsakh |
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Azerbaijanis |
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Nakhichevan |
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Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Russians |
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Greater Armenia |
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Armenians, Kurds, Turks, Azerbaijanis Russians, Georgians, Yezidis, Greeks, etc. |
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