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Father Aghan Gogchyan, chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, stands outside St James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter of occupied <span>East Jerusalem</span>. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
An Armenian Christian priest walks into an alley near St James Cathedral. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
Armenians began arriving in the Old City as early as the fourth century, inspired by the religious significance of the city to Christianity. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
An activist fighting the Armenian Quarter lease fixes maps of the area on a wall inside a makeshift camp set up in a parking lot where the hotel is to be built. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
Armenian flags wave at a makeshift barricade set up by local activists in a parking area known as Cows Garden in the Armenian Quarter. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
The Rossing Center, which tracks anti-Christian attacks in the Holy Land, documented about 20 attacks on Armenian observers, Armenian private property and church properties in 2023. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
Seminarians at the Armenian Christian convent arrive for the daily afternoon prayer service at St James Cathedral. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
The Armenians are one of the oldest communities in Jerusalem and have lived in the Old City without significant friction with their neighbors, centered around a convent that acts as a welfare state. [Francisco Seco/AP Photos]
Armenian Christian clergy and seminarians attend the daily afternoon prayer service. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
An Armenian Christian worshipper attends the daily afternoon prayer service. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
Cars are parked in Cows Garden in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. [Francisco Seco/AP Photo]
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