Amrenians who fled to the Bourj
Hammoud refugee camp and
Anjar in Beirut, Lebanon after the 1915 genocide. Today Bourj Hammoud has become a vital business hub in beirut, thanks to the perseverance and hard work.
Beirutsi Armenian (Beirutahyes) still speak the original unaltered Armenian dialect created by Mesrob Masdotch. The majority of Beirutis do not approve of the Hayastan government or way of life today because it is considered more communist Russian than Armenian.