{{Infobox ethnic group |group=Armenians in Qatar |popplace=[[Doha]] |pop=800-5,500 |langs=[[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Arabic]] |rels=[[Armenian Apostolic Church]] }} {{Armenians}} Ethnic '''[[Armenians]] in [[Qatar]]''' number between 800 and 1,500 and live mainly in the capital [[Doha]]. Unofficial sources place them at around 5,500.<ref name="jp">{{cite web|url=http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10429/QA#generalinfo|title=Armenians in Qatar|publisher=Joshua Project|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
Many Armenians originating from [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]] and other Arab countries were attracted by the economic opportunities provided by Qatar, and they came to Qatar for jobs. Since the 1990s, economic migrants to Qatar have included people from [[Armenia]] and Armenians from [[Russia]].
==Religion== [[Armenians]] in Qatar are [[Christians|Christian]],<ref name="jp"/> the majority of them belong to the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] and are under the jurisdiction of the [[Holy See of Cilicia]].
The [[Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia]] (also known as the Holy See of Cilicia) has established the "Diocese of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf Countries" headquartered in Kuwait, but also serving the Armenians in the Persian Gulf including Qatar.
==See also== *[[Foreign relations of Qatar|Armenia–Qatar relations]] *[[Armenian diaspora]] *[[Armenians in the Middle East]] *[[Armenians in Lebanon]] *[[Armenians in Syria]]
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==External links== * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915204155/http://www.azad-hye.net/ Azad Hye Armenian Middle Eastern Portal]}}
{{Immigration to Qatar}} {{Demographics of Qatar}} {{Armenian diaspora}}
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