Armenians in North Macedonia

Armenians in North Macedonia

Total population
300[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Armenian, Macedonian, Russian
Religion
Armenian Apostolic
Related ethnic groups
Armenian diaspora

Armenians in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Ерменци во Македонија, romanized: Ermenci vo Makedonija, Armenian: Հայերը Հյուսիսային Մակեդոնիայում, romanized: Hayery Hyusisayin Makedoniayum) are the ethnic Armenians in North Macedonia. The number of Armenians is about 300 people.^[1]

People

• Garabet Tavitjan, musician, member of Leb i Sol^[2]
• Diran Tavitjan, musician^[2]
• Garo Tavitjan, Jr., musician^[2]
• Kosta Balabanov, scientist and honorary consul of Japan in Macedonia^[3]
• Artur Surmejan, Macedonian tenor,^[4]
• Hazaros Surmejan, ballet dancer and choreographer^[4]
• Tigran Kandikjan, football player
• Vladimir Kandikjan, university professor
• Tatjana Kandikjan, university professor
• Vortik Stefan Knalijan, Master of Geographic Sciences and merchant. Owner of trading company since 1990 in manufacturing, agriculture, trade and services

See also

• Armenians in Greece
• Armenians in Serbia
• Armenians in Bulgaria

References

1. (in Armenian) Մակեդոնիայի հայ համայնքը հոկտեմբերից կունենա հայկական շաբաթօրյա դպրոց Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Armenians Today
2. "Tavitjan Brothers-Macedonian Ethno Jazz". Meetup. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
3. "КОСТА БАЛАБАНОВ, НАУЧНИК И ПОЧЕСЕН КОНЗУЛ НА ЈАПОНИЈА ВО МАКЕДОНИЈА Тешкотиите се пребродуваат со оптимизам" (in Macedonian). Matica na iselenicite. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
4. Risteski, Blaže (2010). Encyclopaedia Macedonica (in Macedonian). Vol. 2 (I ed.). Skopje: MANU. p. 1460. ISBN 978-608-203-023-4.