During World War I , survivors of the Armenian Genocide received shelter in the Armenian Convent in Jerusalem . The Armenian population of Jerusalem reached at that time 25,000 people . But political and economic instability in the region have reduced the Armenian population . Most Armenians in Jerusalem live in and around the Patriarchate at the Sts . James Monastery , which occupies most of the Armenian Quarter of the Old City . Apart from Jerusalem , there are Armenian Communities in Jaffa , Haifa and Nazareth , and in the Palestinian Territories
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem