Armenians in Ecuador
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Armenians in Ecuador refers to ethnic Armenians
living in Ecuador
. Armenians started to migrate to Ecuador in the late 80's and early 90's, during the last years of the Soviet Union
and the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh war
. Many of them had originally intended to enter neighboring countries such as Colombia
, Venezuela
, and Peru
; many of those that were not able ended up in Eucador. The Armenian-Ecuadorian community's number has never been officially estimated, however, listing of residents through their family names in the area gives a hint of it to be from 50 to 100 people. In recent years, the number has gone down as many have decided to migrate either to other countries or go back to Armenia
.
There is a small town near Quito
, that is named after Armenia.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
living in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. Armenians started to migrate to Ecuador in the late 80's and early 90's, during the last years of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh war
Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...
. Many of them had originally intended to enter neighboring countries such as Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
; many of those that were not able ended up in Eucador. The Armenian-Ecuadorian community's number has never been officially estimated, however, listing of residents through their family names in the area gives a hint of it to be from 50 to 100 people. In recent years, the number has gone down as many have decided to migrate either to other countries or go back to Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
There is a small town near Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, that is named after Armenia.