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Armenians in Iraq
The history of Armenians in Iraq is documented since late Babylonian times. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both have their sources in the Armenian Highland, hence, the land of Iraq and the land of Armenia have always been connected. Today it is estimated that there are around 10,000 Armenians living in Iraq, with communities in Baghdad, Mosul, Basrah, Kirkuk〔http://ara-ashjian.blogspot.com/2009/08/from-armenian-church-of-iraq.html〕 and Dohuk, Zakho, and Avzrog.〔"(Iraq: Tiny Ethnic-Armenian Community Survived Hussein, Making It In Postwar Times )." ''RFE/RL. July 6, 2004.〕
==History==
The history of Armenians in Iraq is documented since late Babylonian times. However, the general roots of the contemporary Armenian community in Iraq can be largely traced to Shah Abbas's forced relocation of the Armenians to Iran in 1604, some of whom subsequently moved on to settle in Iraq.〔Dekmejian, R. Hrair (1997). "The Armenian Diaspora" in ''The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume II: Foreign Dominion to Statehood: The Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth Century'', ed. Richard G. Hovannisian. New York: St. Martin's Press, p. 427.〕 A further 25,000 Armenians arrived in Iraq during the early twentieth century as they fled the persecution of the Armenian Genocide.〔 They established schools, athletic and cultural clubs, and political and religious institutions in urban centers across the breadth of Iraq.〔Hovannisian, Richard G. "(The Ebb and Flow of the Armenian Minority in the Arab Middle East )," ''Middle East Journal'' 28 (Winter, 1974), p. 28.〕
During the 1980s, the Armenian community flourished as a result of President Saddam Hussein's modernization efforts, as it continued to rebuild its cultural institutions and even consecrated an imposing cathedral in Baghdad.〔 Saddam retained many Armenians among his personal entourage: his nanny was Iraqi-Armenian, along with one of his body guards, his jeweler, tailor, and housestaff.〔Cockburn, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn. ''Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession''. London: Verso, 2002, pp. 5, 160.〕 One of his mistresses was Juliet N. Gurjian. The Armenians benefited under the secularist rule of the Baath party, which strongly suppressed the Islamist forces especially the Shiite Iraqi elements that would later rise against Saddam. The Armenians also did not support anyone in the opposition so the Hussein regime count on their loyalty and consequently grant them many rights. During Christmas, Saddam Hussein would order large amount of flowers to be taken to the Baghdad Armenian church.
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