Armenia
The Kurdish population of Armenia lives basically in Aragatssky, Talinsky, Armavir (Oktember-
jansky), Echmiad-Zinsky, Art Ashatsky, Araratsky (Vedinsky), Ashtaraksky, Kotajksky, Tashirsky (Kalinin-
sky), Verdetsissky (Basar-Gecharsky), Sevan areas, and also in the cities of Yerevan, Kirovakan and Diliz-
han, on population census of 1989 number of Kurds in Armenia made 60 thousand persons; but, by our cal-
culations, more real figure — 80 thousand [5, 44].
The first congress of Kurds which has taken place on January, 11th, 1925, has addressed to the govern-
ment of Armenia with the request to take measures for working out of the Kurdish alphabet on the basis of a
Latin drawing. This question was considered also in state structures of Georgia and Azerbaijan. By the end
of 1922 A.Shamilov and Morogylov has developed the Kurdish alphabet. In 1929 with a view of preparation
of the qualified teacher's shots 23 Kurds have been directed for study to the Leningrad east institute. Every
year the number of national schools increased. In 1934 in Armenia 45 Kurdish schools in which it was
trained more than 90 percent of Kurdish children were. And in 1931 in Yerevan the Transcaucasian Kurdish
pedagogical technical school which has played the important role in a cultural life of Kurds has been opened.
In 1930 in Yerevan the republican Kurdish newspaper «Ria of a basin» («the New way») has started to be
published. With introduction of the Kurdish alphabet (March, 1929) in Armenia the considerable quantity of
the art, educational and political literature in Kurdish language has been published. In 1934 in Yerevan the
first has taken place All-Union
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utdish conference on which the decision on the further development of
Kurdish national culture was accepted. The big work has been spent on collecting of folklore, national leg-
ends. Appreciable steps to business of preparation of scientific shots have been taken. Tens Kurds have pro-
tected candidate and theses for a doctor's degree. The Kurdish intelligence was formed. At the Union of writ-
ers of Armenia and now the section of Kurdish writers functions. At Institute of oriental studies AS of Ar-
menia the department of Kurdish movement operates. In Yerevan daily broadcasts in Kurdish language are
conducted. Kurds of Armenia have kept the national shape, language, culture, customs [5, 67].
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