19.09.2008 - Source: US Department of State

There are small communities of religious groups, who constitute less than 5 percent of the population ("International Religious Freedom Report 2008") [ID 24786]

"There are small communities of other religious groups. There was no reliable census data on religious minorities, and estimates from congregants varied significantly. These groups constitute less than 5 percent of the population and include Roman Catholics, Armenian Uniate (Mekhitarist) Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Armenian Evangelical Christians, Molokans, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, various groups of charismatic Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Yezidis (non-Muslim Kurds who practice Yezidism), Jews, Sunni Muslim Kurds, Shi'ite Muslims, Baha'is, and others. Yezidis are concentrated primarily in agricultural areas around Mount Aragats, northwest of Yerevan. Armenian Catholics live mainly in the north, while most Jews, Mormons, Baha'is, and Orthodox Christians reside in Yerevan, along with a small community of mostly Shi'ite Muslims, including Iranians, and temporary residents from the Middle East."

Document(s): Open document

21.08.2008 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

Situation of Muslim Kurds; protection by authorities ("a-6252-1 (ACC-ARM-6252)") [ID 25028]

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06.03.2007 - Source: US Department of State

Approximately 1,000 Muslims reside in Yerevan ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006") [ID 20219]

"Approximately one thousand Muslims resided in the capital. There was no formally operating mosque, although one surviving 18th century mosque in the capital remained open for Friday prayers without government interference, though it was not officially registered"

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08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

Muslims can conduct Friday prayers in Yerevan mosque although it is not officially registered ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46111],  [ID 17095]

"The few Muslims who remained in the country after the Nagorno‑Karabakh conflict kept a low profile. Approximately one thousand Muslims resided in the capital. There was no formally operating mosque, although one surviving 18th century mosque in the capital remained open for Friday prayers without government interference, although it was not officially registered."

Document(s): Open document

28.02.2005 - Source: US Department of State

Approximately 1,000 Muslims reside in Yerevan ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004") [#29491],  [ID 3133]

"As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, most of the country's Muslim Azeri population had left by 1991. The few remaining Muslims in the country kept a low profile. There was no formally operating mosque, although one surviving 18th century mosque in the capital remained open for Friday prayers. Although it was not registered as a religious facility, the Government did not create any obstacles for Muslims who wished to pray there. Approximately 1,000 Muslims resided in the capital."

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31.03.2003 - Source: US Department of State

As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, most of the country's Muslim population was forced to leave the country ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2002") [#11840],  [ID 3134]

"As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, most of the country's Muslim population was forced to leave the country. Anti-Muslim feeling persisted among the populace, and the few remaining Muslims in the country kept a low profile. There was no formally operating mosque, although Yerevan's one surviving 18th century mosque, which was restored with Iranian funding, was in practice open for regular Friday prayers on a tenuous legal basis. Although it was not registered as a religious facility, the Government did not create any obstacles for Muslims who wished to pray there."

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28.11.2002 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

There has been no report of difficulties in practicing Islam mostly because of the tiny number of the Muslim population ("8th European Country of Origin Information Seminar Vienna, 28 - 29 June 2002: Final Report - Armenia - co-funded by the EU Odysseus Programme") [#9877],  [ID 3135]

"There has been no report of difficulties in practicing Islam mostly because of the tiny
number of the Muslim population. There is a mosque in Yerevan, but it is mostly for
Iranians residing in Armenia. Azeris tend to keep a low profile and therefore would not
attend a mosque but one can conjecture that they practice their faith in private.
However, there is no concrete information on whether Islam is actually practised or to
which extent it is practised. On the other hand, in the area around Lake Sevan, where
many Azeris had been living before the conflict most Muslim cemeteries are damaged
and destroyed, with only a few of them remaining intact. Yet again, there is no
information on whether and how Azeris or other Muslims in Armenia are currently
carrying out religious ceremonies, including burials."

Document(s): Arm-cois2002-rep.pdf