According to the 2011 census , there are 35,272 Yazidis in Armenia , making them Armenia 's largest ethnic minority group . Ten years earlier , in the 2001 census , 40,620 Yazidis were registered in Armenia . They have a significant presence in the Armavir province of Armenia . Media have estimated the number of Yazidis in Armenia to be between 30,000 and 50,000 . Most of them are the descendants of refugees who fled to Armenia in order to escape the persecution that they had previously suffered during Ottoman rule , including a wave of persecution which occurred during the Armenian Genocide , when many Armenians found refuge in Yazidi villages
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Yazidis