Old Armenian Town in
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
, is a former enclave of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
n immigrants. Community gathering places include the Armenian Community Center on Ventura Street and the
Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. There are also restaurants and delis that specialize in Armenian food.
As of 2020, there were plans to redevelop the area.
The new project, also dubbed "Old Armenian Town" is to contain a courthouse for
California's Fifth Appellate District Court of Appeals, a major multi-story commercial office building, and an Armenian Museum.
See also
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Armenian Americans
Armenian Americans ( hy, ամերիկահայեր, ''amerikahayer'') are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians ...
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List of Armenian ethnic enclaves
This is a list of Armenian ethnic enclaves, containing cities, districts, and neighborhoods with predominantly Armenian population, or are associated with Armenian culture, either currently or historically. Most numbers are estimates by variou ...
References
External links
Old Armenian Town page on Downtown Fresno website
Neighborhoods in Fresno, California
Armenian-American culture in California
Armenian diaspora communities in the United States
Restaurant districts and streets in the United States
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