Ferik ( hy, Ֆերիկ), is a village in the
Armavir Province of
Armenia
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. It is named in honor of
poet
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Ferik Polatbekov.
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US embassy to Armenia's website
Almost 82% (around 254 individuals) of the population are from the
Yazidi
Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma ...
minority.
See also
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Armavir Province
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Yazidis in Armenia
Yazidis in Armenia (; ku, Êzîdiyên Ermenistanê) are Yazidis who live in Armenia, where they form the largest ethnic minority. Yazidis settled in the territory of modern-day Armenia mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, fleeing relig ...
References
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Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Populated places in Armavir Province
Yazidi villages
Yazidi populated places in Armenia
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