YEREVAN.- Nearly 60 thousand Yezidis reside in Armenia, half of them in Armavir Region, head of the Yezidi Union Aziz Tamoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Yezidi language is taught in all schools of 34 communities. Armenian government is providing the textbooks and supporting Ezdihana newspaper.

Tamoyan is confident that Yezidis must be more consolidated with the Armenians. He believes Yezidis must learn much from well-versed and educated Armenians.   

“Our people are mainly engaged in cattle breeding and farming, which largely prevents them from getting education,” he emphasized.

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