Armenian community in Ckhinvali (Southern Ossetia) was founded by a surgeon Pavel Avetisyan, said Armenian community leader Esma Abayeva-Kulijanova.

In 1990s the community disappeared and Kulijanova in 2003 invited Armenians to found new community. The community aimed to preserve the Armenian language, culture and traditions, it also participated actively in social-political life of the state. However, the community also disappeared as a result of war in 2008. New calculation is required to fix how many Armenian families still live in Southern Ossetia, Kulijanova told.