St. Katoghike Church is in the heart of the Shahar quarter (at the intersection of current Abovyan and Sayat-Nova streets). The church was built in 1693-95, on the ruins of a 7th century Armenian Church. The Church belongs to the […]
St. Katoghike Church is in the heart of the Shahar quarter (at the intersection of current Abovyan and Sayat-Nova streets). The church was built in 1693-95, on the ruins of a 7th century Armenian Church. The Church belongs to the […]
Armavir Province is located to the south of Aragagatsotn Province and is named in honor of one of the capitals of Armenia. Situated between the mounts Ararat and Aragats, this Marz is part of the Ararat Valley, the biggest and […]
Armen Jigarkhanyan, born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan, is one of the most popular Armenian and Soviet actors. He starred in dozens of films and provided the voice for many cartoon characters. Even during his school years, he became […]
St. Zoravor Church is one of the oldest churches in Yerevan. Originally it was called St. Astvatsatsin, later renamed St. Zoravor. The church was built in the old quarter Shahar of Yerevan. This place used to be the tomb-chapel of […]
The Cascade is a monumental architectural composition, it was originally conceived by the architect Alexander Tamanyan (1878–1936). Tamanyan desired to connect the northern and central parts of the city—the historic residential and cultural centers of the city—with a vast green […]
Sports and Concerts Complex is located on a hill in Tsitsernakaberd Park. Parkland and the picturesque valley of the river Hrazdan supplement the volume of the complex. The complex was opened in 1983, but forced to close within a year […]
Botanical garden occupies 90 hectares of land in the elevated north-eastern part of the city along the highway Yerevan-Sevan, between the districts Nork and Zeitoun. Landscape of the garden belongs to the rocky sagebrush semi-desert foothills surrounding the Ararat valley. […]
The famous Armenian businessman and philanthropist Alek Manukyan was born in 1901, in the city of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Primary and secondary education he has received in the local Armenian schools. At age of 19, Alek emigrated to the U.S., […]
If you do not fully understand the specifics of south-western Asia, even a quick overlook of Yerevan will give you a clue: you are in the Middle East, although there are no mosques around, and nothing reminds of Islam. Architecture […]
Tourism has been a key sector to the Armenian economy since the 1990s as half a million people visit the country ever year, mostly ethnic Armenians from the Diaspora. Tourism has been growing gradually in Armenia since 2000. The Republic […]
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