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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Surabaya andJakarta | |
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| Armenian,Dutch | |
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| Armenian Apostolic Church |
ManyArmenian merchants fromAmsterdam went toSoutheast Asia in the 19th century to trade, and to set up factories and plantations. Armenian merchants settled in parts ofJava, then part of theDutch East Indies, as did Armenians moving east from thePersian Empire, establishing a community ofArmenians in Java.
In 1808, with a growing community,George Manook (Gevork Manuch Merchell) along with others, securing 25,000 Guilders from the Dutch Government, established schools and a church. In 1852 Haileian Miabanse Thioen inBatavia, helped to open orphanages and schools for Armenian children. The community also built a small chapel in Batavia and founded a school in 1855.
In 1865, names like Galistan, Lazar, Joseph Amir, Manook, Arakiel Navaran, and Stefan Arathoon appeared in commercial almanacs. In thesugar industry, Manook Jordan owned the Mlongo factory, and P. Andreas owned the Trangkil factory.
On 6 January 1880, the Armenian community was formally recognised as an incorporated society by the Dutch government. Within a short time Armenians extended also toSingapore where they were involved in theopium trade, which was under British control, while some Armenianmissionaries went on to thePhilippines.
Most of the original Armenian community, however, has left Indonesia after the independence, however, there was an estimated number of less than a hundred people that still residing there, including in Java. This can be seen through few families that held family names such as Manook and Galistan.[1]
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