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Lebanon

Beirut/Bourj Hammoud; Mount Lebanon; Anjar

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

100–120k

Year not stated

Official figure

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Comparable official figure not verified

Lebanon · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: 100,000–120,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

Estimate year not stated; source checked 1 November 2026

What the figure measures
Armenian community range published by Armenia’s Diaspora Office, citing various sources without a counting method.
Lebanon · Official figure: Official sources

Published population figure: Not verified

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

Comparable reference period not verified

What the figure measures
A comparable host-country official Armenian-origin population figure has not been verified in this review. This does not mean no official data exists.

Data limitation: The embassy’s undated profile gives 140,000–150,000 and warns that estimates are not census-based and emigrants can remain on voter lists. No newly dated nationwide total was verified. The Office range is not proven newer or more accurate. Syrian-Armenian arrivals must not be added without checking overlap.

Lebanon: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Beirut/Bourj Hammoud; Mount Lebanon; Anjar

The embassy describes schools, churches, media and cultural, sporting and charitable institutions.

Community institutions

Lebanon: Coverage and source notes

Selected established bodies, schools, church traditions and media; no exhaustive inventory or influence ranking. Media affiliations are stated where sourced. Older embassy listings do not verify current leaders, schedules or capacity.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 3

Organizations3

AGBU Lebanon

Beirut; Antelias; other chapters

Direct source

Lebanon · AGBU Lebanon: About and sources

The organisation’s directory records Lebanese chapters, community centres and schools.

Source date not stated

Listing only · current services unverified

Evidence check and limits

The checked source provides a directory record. A listing alone does not confirm current services, classes or opening arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society

Antelias / Mezher

Direct source

Lebanon · Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society: About and sources

Educational and cultural network with a Lebanon region and a central office in Mezher.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Homenetmen — Armenian General Athletic Union

Lebanon; branches including Beirut, Bourj Hammoud and Antelias

Direct source

Lebanon · Homenetmen — Armenian General Athletic Union: About and sources

Sports and scouting network; its official directory identifies branches across Lebanon.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 3

Education3

Melankton & Haig Arslanian Djemaran

Antelias / Mezher

Direct source

Lebanon · Melankton & Haig Arslanian Djemaran: About and sources

Hamazkayin school covering early years through secondary education; its own site documents October 2026 activities.

Source date not stated

Dated activity evidence ·

The school reports an eighth-grade Armenian-language lesson with an alumna discussing her ascent of Mount Ararat. Activity source

Evidence check and limits

This source supports the stated activity or announcement in the stated reference period. It does not certify continuous operation or current visiting arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Haigazian University

Beirut

Direct source

Lebanon · Haigazian University: About and sources

University rooted in Armenian Evangelical heritage, following the American liberal arts model and serving diverse students.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Mesrobian Armenian Catholic High School

Bourj Hammoud, Beirut area

Direct source

Lebanon · Mesrobian Armenian Catholic High School: About and sources

School with its own news service; October 2026 notices document student and parent activities.

Source date not stated

Dated activity evidence ·

The school homepage lists a clubs-and-activities news item dated 29 October 2026. Activity source

Evidence check and limits

This source supports the stated activity or announcement in the stated reference period. It does not certify continuous operation or current visiting arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Churches and religious institutions 3

Churches3

Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia

Antelias

Direct source

Lebanon · Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia: About and sources

Armenian Apostolic ecclesiastical centre in Antelias whose own site publishes Catholicosate and community news.

Source published:

Dated activity evidence ·

The Catholicosate reports Catholicos Aram I’s meeting with members of the Lebanese Armenian community at the Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon. Activity source

Evidence check and limits

This dated source supports the specific reported activity or announcement. It does not certify continuous operation or current visiting arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Armenian Catholic Patriarchate

Lebanon

Directory listing

Lebanon · Armenian Catholic Patriarchate: About and sources

Armenian Catholic patriarchal institution; the embassy also identifies Bzommar Monastery.

Source date not stated

Listing only · current services unverified

Evidence check and limits

The checked source provides a directory record. A listing alone does not confirm current services, classes or opening arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East

Lebanon

Directory listing

Lebanon · Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East: About and sources

Armenian Evangelical church network included in the embassy’s religious institutional overview.

Source date not stated

Listing only · current services unverified

Evidence check and limits

The checked source provides a directory record. A listing alone does not confirm current services, classes or opening arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Media and community publications 3

Media3

Aztag Daily

Beirut

Direct source

Lebanon · Aztag Daily: About and sources

Armenian daily and news website. The embassy identifies it with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Ararad Daily

Beirut

Direct source

Lebanon · Ararad Daily: About and sources

Armenian newspaper whose own site identifies its Social Democrat Hunchak Party affiliation.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Radio Voice of Van

Bourj Hammoud, Beirut area

Direct source

Lebanon · Radio Voice of Van: About and sources

Radio and online service; its own profile identifies it as the ARF Lebanon Central Committee’s station.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Community issues and evidence gaps

Issues2

Issues are attributed to the cited evidence and retain the source date. Research gaps identify questions that the available evidence does not settle; they are not findings that a service or activity is absent.

Funding the Armenian school network

The Hayastan Fund’s report records 2024 assistance to 16 Armenian educational institutions, including staff salary support. This documents financial pressure in that reference period, not today’s funding balance.

Reported issueDate / reference period:

Sources

Access to health and social support

AGBU describes Lebanese dispensaries, free care and trauma counselling for vulnerable residents. The undated programme page identifies support needs and services, without establishing their current reach.

Reported issueSource date not stated

Sources
Lebanon: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Verify resident population separately from citizenship and voter registration.
  • Document education, cultural continuity and community support through dated local evidence.
Lebanon: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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