Armenians in Lebanon

==Armenians in Lebanon (1915–1975)==
[[File:Armenian exiles.JPG|thumb|right|Camp of Armenian exiles in Beirut]]
The Armenian presence in Lebanon during the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period was minimal; however, there was a large influx of Armenians after the [[Armenian genocide]] of 1915. Other Armenians inhabited the area of [[Karantina]] (literally "Quarantine", a port-side district in the Lebanese capital of [[Beirut]]). Later on, a thriving Armenian community was formed in the neighbouring district of [[Bourj Hammoud]].

In 1939, after the [[France|French]] ceded the [[Syria]]n [[territory (geographic region)|territory]] of [[Alexandretta]] to Turkey, Armenians and other [[Christians]] from the area moved to the [[Bekaa Valley]]. The Armenians were grouped in [[Anjar, Lebanon|Anjar]], where a community exists to this day. Some of these Armenian refugees had been settled by the [[French mandate]] authorities in camps in the South of Lebanon: [[El-Buss refugee camp|El Buss]] and [[Rashidieh]] camps in [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] would later make way for [[Palestinian refugees]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.group194.net/english/index.php?mode=menu&id=32.camps%20in%20Lebanon | title=Gorup 194}}</ref>

Prior to 1975, [[Beirut]] was a thriving center of Armenian culture with varied media production,<ref>Migliorino, Nicola. ''Constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria: Ethno-Cultural Diversity'', page 166<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> which was exported to the [[Armenian diaspora]].