Prior to World War I , there were some 2,000 – 3,000 Armenians in Palestine , mostly in Jerusalem , which was captured by the British in 1917 . From 1915 and onward , thousands of Armenian Genocide survivors from Cilicia ( Adana Vilayet ) found refuge , and settled in the quarter , increasing its population . In 1925 , around 15,000 Armenians are believed to have lived in all of Palestine , with the majority in Jerusalem . During the British Mandate period , the number of Armenians is estimated to have reached up to 20,000 . However , the 1931 British census showed only 3,524 Armenians in all of Palestine
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Quarter