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Officially the Republic of Armenia, a mountainous country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia,
Armenia boasts a history longer than most other European countries.
Situated along the route of the Great Silk Road, it has fallen within the orbit of a number of cultural
influences and empires. Total Area 29,743 km2
After independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia quickly became drawn into a bloody conflict
with Azerbaijan over the mostly Armenian-speaking region of Nagorno-Karabakh

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Armenia has a population of (2011 census) 3,018,854 and is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet
republics

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Its rich
cultural and
architectural
heritage
combines

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Goshavank
monastery
was built in
1188

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The famous khachkar at Goshavank, carved in 1291 by the artist Poghos,
widely considered one of the finest examples of this art form

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Khachkar at Goshavank, carved in 1291

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Armenian Bird Letters
Armenian Alphabet Sculpture Unveiled at U.C. Berkeley
The Armenian language
is part of the Indo-
European family, but its
alphabet is unique
Mesrop Mashtots invented
the Armenian alphabet c. 405 AD

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One of the earliest Christian civilizations, its first churches was founded in the fourth century
The Museum "Treasures of Echmiadzin"

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Khachkar (memorial stone)

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In later centuries, it frequently oscillated between Byzantine, Persian,
Mongol or Turkish control, as well as periods of independence. Armenian Woman by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1882
An Armenian
Lady in
Cairo
1855
John
Frederick
Lewis

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Geghard monastery
Wooden khachkars for sale

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Wooden Khachkars for sale

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Replica (mostly) Djulfa khachkars at Surp Amenaprkich Cathedral in Gyumri, Armenia

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Hayravank
monastery

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Hayravank monastery
Symbol of the Armenian
identity "The Khachkar,“ is a
memorial stone unique to the
country of Armenia

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Noratuz cemetery
at Sevan Lake,
Armenia

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An Armenian khatchkar (cross-stone), the work of Armenian
sculptor Ruben Nalpantyan, was unveiled on a prominent square in
La Plata, the capital of the province of Buenos Aire

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Khachkars are
found almost
everywhere in
Armenia, mostly
by monasteries,
crossroads,
mountain ledges,
springs and
bridges
Khachkars at
Sevanavank

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The Sergej Parajanov Museum is a tribute to one of the greatest figures of 20th-century world cinema

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Divided between the Persians
and Ottomans in the 16th
century, eastern Armenian
territories became part of the
Russian Empire in the early
19th century, while the rest
stayed within the Ottoman
Empire

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Gyumri
Between 1915 and 1917, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians died at the hands of government troops in the Ottoman Empire

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An independent
Republic of
Armenia was
proclaimed at the
end of the First
World War but was
short-lived, lasting
only until the
beginning of the
1920s when the
Bolsheviks
incorporated it into
the Soviet UnionThe Sevan Lake

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Aramazd - The father of all the gods and goddesses,
Aramazd created the heavens and the earthDuduk

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Tegheri Vank is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the
southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher

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When Soviet rule
collapsed in 1991,
Armenia regained
independence but
retained a Russian
military base at
Gyumri

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A charming detail from the
Sevanavank khachkar

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In the mid-1990s
the government
embarked on an
economic reform
programme which
brought some
stability and
growth. The
country became a
member of the
Council of Europe
in 2001

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The Vernissage art market offers a unique chance to purchase
locally made Armenian crafts, including world-famous carpets -

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Kevorkian Siranuysh (1904-1983) blooming pear 1959
National gallery
Matenadaran - The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

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The heritage of the Armenian dance is perceived to be one of the oldest and richest forms seen in the near east

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Basilique d'Odzoun

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Geghard Monastery

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Goris

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HovsepPushman(American,1877-1966),Narcissa
Hovsep Pushman
Youth

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Haghartsin Monastery
Unemployment and poverty
remain widespread. Armenia's
economic problems are
aggravated by a trade blockade
imposed by neighbouring
Turkey and Azerbaijan since
the dispute over Nagorno-

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Minas Avetisyan -
Self-Portrait -
1960

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Minas Avetisyan (1928 -1975 )
Meditation. My family 1960
Statue
Public
art
Yerevan

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We are our
Mountains 1967
by Sargis
Baghdasaryan
Nagorno
Karabakh

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Nagorno
Karabakh “Tatik
and Papik”
monument in
Stepanakert

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Reconstructed bust of Tigranes the Great (140 – 55 BCE)

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Architect Vladimir Atanyan's Zodiac fountain in Charles Aznavour square,

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Armenia is a member of the
Eurasian Economic Union, the
Council of Europe and the
Collective Security Treaty
Organization. Armenia supports
the de facto independent
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic,
which was proclaimed in 1991

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Sevada Grigoryan
Sirusho - singer

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Sirusho performing Armenia's
entry at the Eurovision Song
Contest 2008

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Despite all
problems,
Armenia's
economy
experienced
several years of
double-digit
growth before a
sharp downturn
set in in 2008.
Though the
economy grew by
about 7% in 2012,
by the beginning
of 2013 more than
30% of the
population were
still living below
the poverty lineSelim Karawanserei

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Still-life with Armenian musical
instruments duduk thar and qyamancha
Print by Meruzhan Khachatryan

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Taraz- Armenian Traditional
Folk Clothing

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Tatev 9th-century monastery

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The circular park of Yerevan Waiting by Stepan Taryan

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The circular park of Yerevan Waiting by Stepan Taryan

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Teodor Axentowicz (Polish-Armenian painter, 1859–1938)
Girl with Scarf
There has been a problem of population decline due to elevated
levels of emigration after the break-up of the USSR. However, in the
past years, the emigration levels have leveled and there is steady
population growth

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Yaghdan bridge

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Armenia has a huge diaspora and has always
experienced waves of emigration, but the
exodus of recent years has caused real alarm.
It is estimated that Armenia has lost up to a
quarter of its population since independence,
as young families seek what they hope will be
a better life abroad.

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Sound: Djivan Gasparyan - Siro Husher - To Eva
Text & pictures: Internet
Copyright: All the images belong to their authors
Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
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ARMENIAN LEGENDS: LEGEND OF THE PEACH TREE
In the olden days, Armenia had as many people as peach trees.
When a new baby was born into any family, the goddess of beauty
Astghik appeared and threw a peach pit by the door of the house. It
was her way of blessing the parents and relatives of the newborn.
The father or the grandfather of the child would step outside the
door, pick up the peach pit, and plant it in his garden. When the pit
took root, becoming a sapling, the child learned to stand and began
to walk. When the seedlings sprouted flowers, the child learned its
first words. And as the house was filling with the joy of a growing and
maturing child, so too the peach tree grew and blossomed with pink
flowers, becoming the pride of the garden where its loveliness and
fragrance stood out among other flowering trees. Both the child and
the tree were beautiful: after all, the goddess of beauty herself
created their union. As the voice of the child grew louder and more
confident, the peach tree’s fragrance grew ever so stronger. And so
it would come to pass that the garden, and the house, and the hearts
of all the people living in it were filled with the aroma of the peach
tree – the true nectar of love.
That was why in ancient times people did not speak, but sang and
their words were words to a song, a song beautiful and pure. And
their language was like a music sheet for a divine melody. As for the
Armenian language, they called it the language of kings.
But if someone forgot to step outside the door to pick up the peach
pit and plant a tree on a child’s birthday, whether for lack of time or
because of a simple misunderstanding, then the earth would lose a
whole fraction of unique peach flavour.