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Armenians -LRB- հայեր , hayer -LSB- hɑˈjɛɾ -RSB- -RRB- are an ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands .. Armenian. Armenian language. hayer. Romanization of Armenian. ethnic group. ethnic group. Armenian Highlands. Armenian Highlands. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic .. Armenia. Armenia. de facto. de facto. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around 8 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside of modern Armenia .. Armenia. Armenia. Armenian. Armenian language. diaspora. Armenian diaspora. The largest Armenian populations today exist in Russia , the United States , France , Georgia , Iran , Germany , Ukraine , Lebanon , Brazil and Syria .. Lebanon. Armenians in Lebanon. Armenian. Armenian language. Russia. Armenians in Russia. United States. Armenian American. France. Armenians in France. Georgia. Armenians in Georgia. Iran. Iran. Germany. Germany. Ukraine. Armenians in Ukraine. Brazil. Armenians in Brazil. Syria. Armenians in Syria. With the exceptions of Iran and the former Soviet states , the present-day Armenian diaspora was formed mainly as a result of the Armenian Genocide .. Armenian. Armenian language. diaspora. Armenian diaspora. Iran. Iran. Armenian Genocide. Armenian Genocide. Most Armenians adhere to the Armenian Apostolic Church , a non-Chalcedonian church , which is also the world 's oldest national church .. Armenian. Armenian language. Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenian Apostolic Church. non-Chalcedonian. non-Chalcedonian. Christianity began to spread in Armenia soon after Jesus ' death , due to the efforts of two of his apostles , St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew .. Armenia. Armenia. Christianity. Christianity. Jesus. Jesus. St. Thaddeus. St. Thaddeus. St. Bartholomew. St. Bartholomew. In the early 4th century , the Kingdom of Armenia became the first state to adopt Christianity as a state religion .. Armenia. Armenia. Christianity. Christianity. Kingdom of Armenia. Kingdom of Armenia ( antiquity ). Armenian is an Indo-European language .. Armenian. Armenian language. Indo-European. Indo-European languages. It has two mutually intelligible and written forms  : Eastern Armenian , today spoken mainly in Armenia , Nagorno-Karabakh , Iran and the former Soviet republics , and Western Armenian , used in the historical Western Armenia and , after the Armenian Genocide , primarily in the Armenian diasporan communities .. Armenia. Armenia. Armenian. Armenian language. Iran. Iran. Armenian Genocide. Armenian Genocide. Eastern Armenian. Eastern Armenian. Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh. Western Armenian. Western Armenian. Western Armenia. Western Armenia. The unique Armenian alphabet was invented in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots .. Armenian. Armenian language. Armenian alphabet. Armenian alphabet. Mesrop Mashtots. Mesrop Mashtots