Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Nearly 60 thousand Yezidis reside in Armenia

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Nearly 60 thousand Yezidis reside in Armenia

    Nearly 60 thousand Yezidis reside in Armenia

    news.am
    January 04, 2013 | 13:29

    YEREVAN.- Nearly 60 thousand Yezidis reside in Armenia, half of them
    in Armavir Region, head of the Yezidi Union Aziz Tamoyan told Armenian
    News-NEWS.am.

    Yezidi language is taught in all schools of 34 communities. Armenian
    government is providing the textbooks and supporting Ezdihana
    newspaper.

    Tamoyan is confident that Yezidis must be more consolidated with the
    Armenians. He believes Yezidis must learn much from well-versed and
    educated Armenians.

    `Our people are mainly engaged in cattle breeding and farming, which
    largely prevents them from getting education,' he emphasized.

Working...
X