Armenians in North Macedonia ( mk, Ерменци во Македонији, translit=Ermenci vo Makedoniji, hy, Հայերը Հյուսիսային Մակեդոնիայում, translit=Hayery Hyusisayin Makedoniayum) are the ethnic
Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, '' hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diasp ...
in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. The number of Armenians is about 300 people.
People
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Garabet Tavitjan
Garabet Tavitjan ( mk, Гарабет Тавитјан) is a Macedonian drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer fo ...
, musician, member of
Leb i Sol
Leb i sol ( mk, Леб и сол) is a Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian and former yu rock, Yugoslav rock group founded in the 1970s by Vlatko Stefanovski (guitar), Bodan Arsovski (bass guitar), Nikola Kokan Dimuševski (Keyboard instrument, ke ...
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Diran Tavitjan, musician
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Garo Tavitjan, Jr., musician
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Kosta Balabanov, scientist and honorary consul of Japan in Macedonia
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Artur Surmejan, Macedonian tenor,
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Hazaros Surmejan, ballet dancer and choreographer
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Tigran Kandikjan, football player
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Vladimir Kandikjan, university professor
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Tatjana Kandikjan, university professor
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Vortik Stefan Knalijan, Master of Geographic Sciences and merchant. Owner of trading company since 1990 in manufacturing, agriculture, trade and services
See also
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Armenians in Greece
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Armenians in Serbia
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Armenians in Bulgaria
Armenians ( bg, арменци, ''armentsi'') are the fifth largest minority, after Russians, in Bulgaria, numbering 6,552 according to the 2011 census, down from 10,832 in 2001, while Armenian organizations estimate up to 80,000. Armenians have ...
References
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Ethnic groups in North Macedonia
Middle Eastern diaspora in North Macedonia