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United Arab Emirates

Dubai and Sharjah; Abu Dhabi; northern emirates

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Population

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

Community estimate

8–10k

Year not stated

Attributed estimateEstimates differ

Official figure

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Comparable official figure not verified

United Arab Emirates · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: About 8,000–10,000

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

Population reference year and publication date not stated

What the figure measures
Broad Armenian community estimate published by Armenia’s Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs; no counting method is supplied.
United Arab Emirates · Official figure: Official sources

Published population figure: Comparable official 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
This review did not verify a comparable host-country official Armenian-origin or ethnic-group total. Citizenship and birthplace counts are not substitutes for the full community; this does not establish that official data are absent.

Data limitation: The Office gives 8,000–10,000; an undated Armenian embassy page gives 5,000–6,000. Reference years and counting methods are unstated. The figures are not combined into a new interval.

United Arab Emirates: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Dubai and Sharjah; Abu Dhabi; northern emirates

Community structures span Dubai–Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Sources document two Armenian churches, supplementary schools, charitable activity and a regional news portal.

Community institutions

United Arab Emirates: Coverage and source notes

Illustrative selection across four categories. Azad-Hye is a regional publication with UAE coverage. Some school and church descriptions are older or undated; current enrolment and service schedules are not verified.

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 2

Organizations2

Armenian National Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates

Dubai; Sharjah; northern emirates

Direct source

United Arab Emirates · Armenian National Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates: About and sources

The prelacy’s community pages identify a national administration and committees. Current officeholders and programme coverage were not checked.

Source date not stated

Sources

SOAR United Arab Emirates Chapter

United Arab Emirates

Direct source

United Arab Emirates · SOAR United Arab Emirates Chapter: About and sources

SOAR’s own site lists a UAE chapter supporting its orphan-relief mission. The page is undated; its older population and jurisdiction statements are not used here.

Source date not stated

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 2

Education2

Ohannesian Armenian supplementary school

Sharjah

Direct source

United Arab Emirates · Ohannesian Armenian supplementary school: About and sources

A 2020 prelacy profile describes Armenian language, history and cultural learning. No current school calendar or enrolment count was verified.

Date / reference period:

Sources

Ara Khanoyan Armenian supplementary school

Abu Dhabi

Directory listing

United Arab Emirates · Ara Khanoyan Armenian supplementary school: About and sources

The Diaspora Office lists this supplementary Armenian school in Abu Dhabi. Current classes, admissions and enrolment were not independently verified.

Source date not stated

Sources

Churches and religious institutions 2

Churches2

Media and community publications 1

Media1

Azad-Hye — Middle East Armenian Portal

Regional online publication; UAE coverage

Direct source

United Arab Emirates · Azad-Hye — Middle East Armenian Portal: About and sources

The publisher describes a regional Armenian portal with UAE coverage. An original interview dated 27 October 2026 confirms recent publication.

Source published:

Dated activity evidence ·

Azad-Hye published an original interview about music and Armenia. Activity source

Evidence check and limits

The portal covers the region; this evidence does not establish a current physical headquarters in the UAE.

Directory sources checked:

Sources
United Arab Emirates: Topics for further observation

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

  • Verify dated population evidence and the present reach of local institutions.
United Arab Emirates: 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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