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Kim Kardashian and family draw attention to Armenia

Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West, daughter North and sister Khloe are in the Kardashian ancestral homeland on a high-visibility visit ahead of this month's observing of the centennial of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

Reality TV star visits her ancestral homeland with husband Kanye West, daughter North and sister Khloe

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U.S. television personalities Kim Kardashian, right, and her sister Khloe Kardashian walk out of the Mother Armenia monument while sightseeing in Yerevan, April 9, 2015. Kim Kardashian received a rapturous welcome in her ancestors' homeland, Armenia, on a visit that could draw attention to the 100th anniversary of mass killings of Armenians in 1915. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Reuters)

The Kardashian contingent's visit to Armenia is causing a commotion, but officials are pleased they came.

Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West, daughter North and sister Khloe are in the Kardashian ancestral homeland on a high-visibility visit ahead of this month's observing of the centennial of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

Rapper Kanye West carries his daughter North shortly upon their arrival together with TV celebrity Kim Kardashian in Yerevan, April 8, 2015. (Samvel Berkibekyan/Reuters)
Hundreds of celebrity-besotted fans gathered outside the Kardashians' hotel and followed the group through the capital Yerevan on Thursday.

"Kim Kardashian is a lady who's known worldwide. We should be happy she came here," said parliament speaker Galust Saakian.

Historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed around the time of World War I. Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll is inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

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