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	Armenian Quarter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The story of the Armenian quarter, its growth and decline, its assets and community, is one often overlooked in studies of Jerusalem.
		Armenian folk history also tells that already a small "upper room" of a house on Mount Zion was being used as a church, thus the later Armenian claim to a quarter near Mount Zion where the St.
		One of the central reasons for the existence of an Armenian quarter is the religion and ethnicity of the Armenians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armenian_Quarter (4929 words)

	History
		With the influx of thousands of monks and pilgrims from Armenian cities, Armenian monasteries were established in the Holy Land, particularly in the hills outside Jerusalem, near the Dead Sea, and the Sinai Desert in the south.
		Throughout the ensuing decades the resident Armenian community continued to grow and prosper, yielding tradesmen and merchants who shared their prosperity with their Church by donating land and assisting in the construction of new churches, commercial buildings and housing.
		In 1841 the first Armenian Theological Seminary was founded just north of Jerusalem, in the town of Ramle, and in 1845 that Seminary was physically moved to a newly-built complex within the confines of the Convent.
	www.armenian-patriarchate.org /page2.html (1087 words)

	1 in Faith: A Christian Bible Study - Letters from Jerusalem: The Old City
		Armenian Christians were among the earliest pilgrims to come to Jerusalem, because Armenia became a Christian nation at the beginning of the fourth century, before Constantine was converted and before the Council of Nicea decided what books should be in the New Testament.
		The Armenians continue to be prominent in the Old City, because after Saladin defeated the Crusaders in 1187 and expelled all the Western Christians who supported the invaders, he allowed the Armenians to remain.
		The Jewish Quarter of the Old City is located in the southeast corner, east of the Armenian Quarter and next to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, which Jews understand to be the biblical Mount Moriah.
	www.christian-bible.com /Ethics/lj.old.city.htm (2111 words)

	Armenians in Israel by Arthur Hagopian
		Armenians arrived in the wake of the Roman legions, as traders, artisans, legionnaires and administrators.
		Armenians have survived by challenging empires and by scuttling all attempts at assimilation.
		The importance of the Armenians in Jerusalem derives from the fact that their church is one of the custodians of the holy places: we rank second in importance after the Greek Orthodox and the Latin Patriarchate." Without this, the Armenians here would be no more than simple landholders.
	www.jcpa.org /jl/hit04.htm (2930 words)

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		The uniqueness of the Armenian Quarter is its being placed within its own walls, in addition to the walls of the Old City.
		The Quarter, sort of its own enclosed ghetto, takes up around a sixth of the territory of the Old City, and is home to around 2,000 Armenian, both secular and religious (another point in common with the Jewish people).
		Most of the Armenian Quarter is closed to foreigners outside the framework of organized tour groups arranged in advance.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3172157,00.html (1048 words)

	Israel - Jerusalem
		The Armenian Quarter is in the southwestern part of the Old City and shares the Jaffa Gate with the Christian section.
		The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwest and contains the New Gate, and it shares the Jaffa Gate with the Armenian section on the southwest, and the Damascus Gate with the Muslim section on the north.
		The Muslim Quarter is in the northeastern portion of the Old City, and it contains Herod's Gate, St. Stephen's Gate, and the Golden Gate, west of which is located the Mount of Olives and the garden of Gethsemane.
	library.thinkquest.org /26823/jerusalem.htm (1626 words)

	Ohr Somayach :: Jerusalem Quartered :: Jerusalem Quartered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ohr Somayach :: Jerusalem Quartered :: Jerusalem Quartered
		In the Armenian Quarter, for example, there is only one Armenian church, but there are four churches of other denominations: the Syrian Church, the Maronite Catholic, the Greek Orthodox of St. George, and the Anglican, just opposite the Tower of David.
		The Armenian Quarter, on the west, and the Jewish Quarter, on the east, are divided by Chabad Street (Suq El Hussor Road).
	ohr.edu /yhiy/article.php/1014 (4031 words)

	Armenian Pottery
		As the Armenian Church grew stronger and its adherents wealthier, old churches were being renovated and new churches began to be built.
		Their factories produced ceramic tiles and other decorative articles to beautify the churches in Jerusalem Today, visitors entering the 12th century Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter are overwhelmed by the multitude of blue and white square tiles of geometric and floral designs decorating the walls.
		Beautiful Armenian pottery from Kutahya is exhibited in many museums and churches around the world, from the British Museum to Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity.
	www.armenianheritage.com /etpotter.htm (759 words)

	Old City travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Christian Quarter, the result of rapid expansion under Byzantine rule, is located in the northwest corner of the city and is home to a bewildering array of churches, patriarchates and hospices of the city's many Christian denominations.
		The quarter is served by the Jaffa Gate and the New Gate.
		The Armenian Quarter is the smallest and quietest of the four.
	wikitravel.org /en/Jerusalem/Old_City (7185 words)

	THE ARMENIAN QUARTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Their quarter is surrounded by a high wall.
		The Armenian monks where fl peaked hats which are supposed to symbolize the holy Mt. Ararat, where Noah landed the Ark after the Great Flood.
		Armenians are proud of being the first entire nation to adopt Christianity when their king Tiridate converted in 301 A.D. The Armenians’ patron saint is St. Gregory.
	www.rickriordan.com /armenian_quarter.htm (172 words)

	Jerusalem - The Old City
		The Jewish Quarter of today is located on the remains of the upper city from the Herodian period (37 B.C.E-70 C.E.).
		The Armenians are not Palestinians, but they generally sympathize with their political agenda, although the Armenians have not supported the idea of Palestinian control over the Old City.
		In fact, during the Camp David Summit, leaders of the Armenian church insisted the Christian and Armenian Quarters were inseparable and expressed their preference for international guarantees.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Jerusalem2.html (4468 words)

	HolyLandNetwork - Armenian Pottery, Hand Painted Ceramic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Armenian pottery development peaked in the 18th century, which was a particularly blissful time for the Armenians living in Turkey.
		Armenian potters arrived in Jerusalem by the beginning of the 20th Century as a result of Turkish persecution.
		Some of the most exquisite Armenian art work in Jerusalem can be seen in the Government House, (former headquarters of the British Mandatory Government); the tiled fountains of Beth Shalom in the Talbieh; the courtyard of St. Andrew's Scottish Church and the wall tiles and ceramic vases in the American Colony Hotel in east Jerusalem.
	www.holylandnetwork.com /arme_pottery.htm (496 words)

	Herod’s palace?..Walls may have formed foundation for structure built by Biblical figure. [Free Republic]
		The centerpiece of the cemetery is a monument erected in memory of the fallen heros of the Armenian Legion in 1917.
		The Armenian Quarter is believed to have its beginning in the fourth century A.D., when a small group of monks and pilgrims settled in the area in order to be near the Upper Room, a building on Mount Zion traditionally considered the gathering place of the early Christians.
		Phil V. The Armenian Quarter is believed to have its beginning in the fourth century A.D., when a small group of monks and pilgrims settled in the area in order to be near the Upper Room, a building on Mount Zion traditionally considered the gathering place of the early Christians.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b731bbd585d.htm (2922 words)

	Armenian Church
		The Armenian Church is headquartered in the Monastery of Holy Etchmiadzin in the Armenian city of Etchmiadzin.
		The chief bishop of the Armenian Church, called the Catholicos ("universal bishop"), is at the head of the Armenian Church hierarchy, and resides at Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.
		The Armenian Quarter covers 1/5 of the old city of Jerusalem and the Armenian Patriarchate is in charge of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher with the Greeks and Latins.
	www.armeniaemb.org /DiscoverArmenia/ArmenianChurch/Index.htm (1454 words)

	Biblical Escursions: Jerusalem
		The Armenian quarter and the Muristan in a spectacular view from the bell-tower of the Redeemer Church.
		Armenians boast to have been the first nation mass-converted to Christianity in the year 303 A.D. Evangelization work was carried out by St. Gregory the Light-bearer.
		Armenian monks and attendees leave the church at the end of the liturgical service.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/sbf/escurs/Ger/07escursEn.html (570 words)

	Armenian Ceramics of Jerusalem
		I visited the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem to meet with the Patriarch and community leaders, but I could not help spending some time touring the historic sites, and also looking for one of my favorite crafts—the Armenian pottery of Jerusalem.
		The Armenian pottery of Jerusalem differs from ceramics made in the Republic of Armenia in that the former is generally executed in bright under glaze colors of cobalt blue, turquoise, yellow, green, fl, and red on a white background.
		They have Armenian writing on the surface, which is rarely the case with modern ceramics made by Jerusalem potters.
	www.armenianceramics.com /frank_pallone.html (864 words)

	Armenian Propaganda Campaign Alive and Well in Jerusalem
		There is the Jewish Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the very large Muslim Quarter, and the small Armenian Quarter.
		The Armenian quarter is small, but it's auspicious location allows for it to be used as a island of propaganda as the tourists walk right through their area on the famous descent to the Western Wall plaza.
		The Armenians and their church in Jerusalem act as if they were saints during the war, equating their plight to the Jews during the Holocaust.
	alfassa.com /armenians.html (655 words)

	French lawmakers approve bill making denial of Armenian genocide a crime - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		About 2,500 of them live in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, where they post maps on the walls documenting the event and pass out pamphlets to visitors.
		France has already recognized the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1919 as genocide; under Thursday's bill, those who contest it was genocide would risk up to a year in prison and fines of up to $56,000.
		Armenians say the killings were part of an organized campaign to force Armenians out of what is now eastern Turkey.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-10-12-france-armenians_x.htm?csp=34 (1273 words)

	Chicago Tribune Article
		The Armenians, who today number about 2,500 here, are among Jerusalem's oldest residents, dating from the time of Christ.
		Many still live within the quaint stone courtyards of the Armenian Quarter that were marked last week with fl flags in honor of the earthquake victims in Soviet Armenia.
		They found David Ohannessian, an Armenian potter in Kutahya, Turkey, who was a master at the art, which had been centered there since the 15th Century.
	armenianceramics.com /chicagotribune.html (460 words)

	ARMENIAN FACTS AND TRUTHSArmenian Genicode of 2.5 Million Muslim People
		The first quarter of 1900's brought painful years to Armenians lived in Anatolia under the dynasty of Ottoman Empire.The Emperor Abdulhamid established HAMIDIYE ALAYLARI (Hamidiye Army and School) to determinate Armenians.Although it's an historical FACT that Armenian massacre happened in those years,there are also Armenian LIES about the same historical event.
		"The Armenians in the eastern provinces,encouraged by Russia,began promoting Armenian territorial autonomy.As the movement grew,various political groups were organized, culminating in the formation of two revolutionary parties...When the Armenians in Sasun refused to pay the oppressive taxes,Turkish troops and Kurdish tribesmen killed thousands of them and burned their villages in 1894....
		Armenians have been pressing the American Government for an Armenian Genocide Commemorate day.Every attempt was refused by U.S.A Representatives and presidents.Should it be?The world history is full of genocides such as genocide of Timor People by muslims,genocide of Hutu's by Tutsi's in Rwanda,genocide of Turks by Arabs in 9cc.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~kagano/armenian.htm (2026 words)

	Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem
		The Armenian presence here is ancient, it began as soon as the first Armenian Christians began making pilgrimages soon after the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus settled in Armenia to convert it.
		The two focal points of the Armenian presence are the St James Cathedral, in the heart of the Armenian Quarter, and the portions of the Holy Sepulcher that belong to the Armenian Church.
		The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate, in the Muslim quarter, is also one of the stations of the cross.
	www.cilicia.com /armo5z1.html (574 words)

	JewishJournal.com
		Armenian deportees in 1915 —- women, children and elderly men — in the Syria region of the Ottoman Empire.
		In the cemetery of the 1,500-year-old Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem there rises a memorial to genocide — the Armenian genocide.
		That a genocide of the Armenian people took place is a fact, and that for hundreds of years, the Turkish people [aided Jews in danger], when Christian and Muslim nations did not is also a fact, and that Israel needs close relations with Turkey is also a fact.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=14011 (1721 words)

	Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net \| Armenian News Agency - 2006: Jerusalem Armenians Holding Fast
		Every fresh political development, be it the election of an Israeli Labor prime minister, the evacuation of Israeli settlements, a new Palestinian leader, spawns hopes of a breakthrough in the impasse between Arab and Jew only to be scuttled shortly or even immediately afterwards, by some new twist of fate.
		Despite all the vagaries and vicissitudes of life in a land torn by internecine bloodshed, the Armenians of Jerusalem continue to keep the flame alive, a perpetual hope of regeneration for Armenians all over the world.
		Although the older generation of Armenians in Jerusalem knows how to hold its ground, it is the young Manoogian is most concerned about.
	www.panarmenian.net /library/eng/?nid=89 (1011 words)

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