ABSTRACT
This chapter surveys the Armenian experience of the Middle East not simply through the traditional triadic diasporic prism but by focusing on local Middle Eastern Armenian communities, each with their own particular situations and dynamics. This approach allows the Armenians to be viewed as a transnational people spread throughout the Middle East (and beyond), both rooted at home and routed through multiple orientations and connections. This framework considers the Armenian diaspora in the region through differentiated experiences, recognising the intrinsic fluidity of diaspora both as concept and practice, and the Middle East as a site that is living and vibrant.
