In 1604, Shah Abbas I of Persia forcibly deported 300,000 Armenians from their homeland and marched them through freezing mountains to Isfahan. Thousands died. Their city was burned. Their bridge was destroyed. They arrived with nothing.
What happened next is one of the most extraordinary survival stories in human history.
They built a global trading empire stretching from Venice to Manila. They created a cathedral so beautiful it rivals the Sistine Chapel. They became the wealthiest merchants in Persia. And 400 years later, they are STILL there — making wine in a country where alcohol is forbidden, sitting in the parliament of an Islamic Republic, and ringing church bells alongside mosque minarets.
This is the untold story of the Armenians of Iran.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 — Introduction
1:30 — Who Are the Armenians?
4:00 — The Great Deportation of 1604
8:30 — The Rise of New Julfa
12:00 — Vank Cathedral — A Masterpiece Hidden in Iran
15:00 — Life Under Different Dynasties
17:30 — The Islamic Revolution of 1979
21:00 — Armenian Life in Iran Today
25:30 — Conclusion
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Sources:
– UNESCO World Heritage
– Encyclopaedia Iranica
– Armenian Studies publications
– Historical archives of New Julfa
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41 Comments
Karen ArAyAn true Armenian leader
It is very emotional and very beutifull.Salute to Iranian frenidly people.
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I’m very grateful that you present Armenian history, especially when you said the Armenian prayer in Armenian language 🙏🙏❤️🇦🇲🇺🇸👍👏🙏👏
loool, I don't think in mullah's parliment members are allowed to wear a tie, so stop these AI crap and focus on Armenian history and don't turn into islamic regime propaganda
Iran is Persian word for Arian. After the import of 50,000 Armenians deep into Persian they are now Iran. Persians are not Arian. DNA todays shows real turk to be 100% match Persian. 30 million turk currently like in Iran. Turk is as Persian as Iran.
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 I love your videos but again when you were showing about Armenian riding or any book or something the alphabet you show it’s not Armenian I don’t know. It’s Hebrew or Maya again or any nationality which is we don’t know please correct your videos about Armenian alphabet you should totally different national the alphabet. Also the girl she’s sitting and she has to book next to her on that book half of writing was Farsi that was correct but the half again that wasn’t Armenian writing or alphabet. I appreciate it if you correct your videos about Armenian alphabet or writing thank you so much but you should totally different alphabettwo different nationality they think that’s our alphabet but it’s not please correct the Armenian writing or alphabet. I appreciate it.😢😢😢
I like your videos it’s very beautiful video. I watch few of them but when you show Armenian alphabet, those are not Armenian alphabet. You are showing. Looks like it’s Hebrew or I don’t know what kind of language is that it’s similar to Hebrew alphabet is not Armenian please next time when you show Armenian alphabet, you show the real alphabet not another nation alphabet as a Armenian. I check for few of them and those are not Armenian alphabet. You are showing please show real Armenian alphabet. Those are more Hebrew or looks like Mayan handwriting. Thank you so much please correct that part of your videos.
Excellent observation. Thank you.
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Turkey stoled most of our lands killed massacred millions
This is a beautiful explanation life of Armenians in Iran, whom the Muslims respect and no Muslims bothers them, Also there are many Jews who live in Iran, freely, have their representatives in congress and have 13 senegugs and the Iranian Muslims do not bother them, this is how the Iranian, Muslims are, you can live with them in peace, but unfortunately the Israelies are different you cannot live with them peacefully. That is who they are brought up.
Iran without Areminians is not Iran! Several years ago BBC called Iranian Armenians the most loved minority in the world. Inside Iran none of us are Iranians, we are Armenians, Kurds, Azeri, Beluch ..Everyone has his own language, traditions, beliefs and customs. It was how we grew up until a horrible evil man came to Iran in 1979 and ruined everything for all of us.
incredible what a report sooo derailed sooo educativ, i am armenian i know alot about our story but this report , is highly educational and soo mericulously narrated including some Armenian sentences like kristos haryav y merelots.thank you for your beautifulmaster work,
Payandeh Iran
They've also sheltered the Jews too..the Islamic state had destroy everything about this sweet country
These aren’t special laws just for the Armenians, they apply to all minorities
God bless the Iranian people . Javid shah ❤️✌️👑
To much garbage AI generated content randomly…..
History is fairly narrated but the timelines in the video needs to match with history told
God Bless the Armenian people wherever they are.
God willing!
I lived in Esfahan and loved Jolfa
Very beautiful area of Esfahan
sad and unknown to many Iranian The largest minority religion in Iran which is Bahai has not been recognized .
Where is the justice.
These people are lover of Iran that is the birth land of their profit Bahaullah
why this government refuses to accept this right of these great asset of the country?
Correct, but the illustration has several "lacks" .
For example:
Tehran South of Isfahan …
Iran in north Africa …
None of the alphabets are armenian !!!!!
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Everything is exactly like what you think it is, I believe you're propaganding islamic regime.
Well, yes, if you don’t remember how many Armenians they killed, then everything is fine
Thank you so much.
This is why they had an empire Iranians were a tolerant people even today Iran still has the largest population of Jews in the middle east outside of Israel, Iran welcomed thousands of jews during ww2. Ancient Armenian churches in north beautifully preserved unlike in Turkey, Respect to the Iranians.
"Stole" 300000 Armenians? You mean, resettled. And then it says the king marched them through "freezing mountain passes", but showing Saudi style hot sandy deserts (@1:02)!! Real "convincing"—NOT
They're natural buds.
Great
I can believe this – Egypt also use to be a Christian nation, but has evolved into Muslim/Islamic. Very interesting.
What a beautiful video full of accurate history about Iran and Armenians who lived there for so many centuries. I hope that PEACE returns to Iran and all Iranians and all minorities live happily ever after in such a beautiful country.
Frankly speaking, most of the Great Armenian Kingdom is now in the territory of Iran. Therefore, it is not Armenians who are in Iran, but Iranians who are in Armenia. (I am not talking about their descendants who emerged from the Armenian migration of 1604.
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Why you people keep saying Armenian alphabet was created in the 5th century? I see this mistake over and over. There is a difference between created and RE-created. Mashtotz did not sit at home and randomly drew letters. He went on a journey and brought back the old manuscript and just updated it to better fit the current language.
Why does Abbas look like Araghchi 🤣😅😂
Iran was always protector and supporter of the armenians till this moment
I can see how this is a story is being created this is done by Islamic Republic now that you're at edge to fail you're turning to Armenians for your survival, just the same way You took khameneis ceremony event to the church. You idiots. it's obvious you are a regime supporter whoever makes this stupid videos and you are trying to put that stupid Iranian flag at the beginning of this video that already explained to me well and I don't need to watch the rest of this lie video because no Christian is legally making wine if you ever making wine back home we were arrested stop spreading lies. NO Christian has a seat on Parliament and no christian can make a decision on the government.
Who said we legally make wine? & guaranteed sit on paliment.