Armenians in Iran:
One can find great numbers of Armenians in almost all major cities in Iran. Nowadays the majority of Iranian Armenians—66% of them—live in Tehran. The majority of the Armenian Christians in Iran follow the Gregorian church of Armenia. Most of the Iranian Armenians are Catholic, Presbyterian, Sabbatarians. Since mid-19th century, Armenian schools were established in Iran where Armenian was the only language spoken and Farsi and French were taught as foreign languages. Armenians are the most powerful religious minority in Iran and are appointed 5 seats in the Iranian Parliament. Armenians have a well-known soccer team in Iran called F.C. Ararat Tehran and have players in Iran’s National Soccer team—soccer is the national sport in Iran.
One can find great numbers of Armenians in almost all major cities in Iran. Nowadays the majority of Iranian Armenians—66% of them—live in Tehran. The majority of the Armenian Christians in Iran follow the Gregorian church of Armenia. Most of the Iranian Armenians are Catholic, Presbyterian, Sabbatarians. Since mid-19th century, Armenian schools were established in Iran where Armenian was the only language spoken and Farsi and French were taught as foreign languages. Armenians are the most powerful religious minority in Iran and are appointed 5 seats in the Iranian Parliament. Armenians have a well-known soccer team in Iran called F.C. Ararat Tehran and have players in Iran’s National Soccer team—soccer is the national sport in Iran.