Tourists are interested to walk to a small, but picturesque Lake Akna (also Aknalich and Aygerlich), located 35 km west of Echmiatsin, on Hoktemberyan highway in Armavir Province. You can get to the lake by bus going from Yerevan to […]
Tourists are interested to walk to a small, but picturesque Lake Akna (also Aknalich and Aygerlich), located 35 km west of Echmiatsin, on Hoktemberyan highway in Armavir Province. You can get to the lake by bus going from Yerevan to […]
, at the site of the medieval church destroyed by the earthquake. A wealthy citizen of Yerevan, Melik Aghamal, took over the expenditure of the construction of the church. Like Churches of St. Pogos Petros, St. Zoravor and St. Katoghike […]
Tigran Petrosian, nicknamed “Iron Tigran” due to his safe playing style and strong defense, was considered the hardest player in the history of chess to beat. He was born on June 17, 1929 in an Armenian family in Georgia and […]
Zurna is a woodwind musical instrument of ancient origin, widely used among the people of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Like duduk, zurna is played in Armenian folk music and it has deep roots in the traditional culture of Armenia. […]
Frunzik (real name – Mher) Mkrtchyan was a popular Soviet Armenian actor who was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984. He was born on July 4, 1930 in Armenia, in Leninakan current Gyumri. His talent and […]
The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor (Yeraguyn) is the state symbol of the Republic of Armenia. It consists of three equal horizontal bands, the top – red, middle – blue and lower – orange (also known as apricot […]
Dhol (drum) is an Armenian percussion musical instrument, a drum with a cylinder-shaped body that is covered with either one or two membranes. Previously used in military campaigns, dhol is currently used in ensemble with zurna, accompanied by dancing, processions. […]
Many historians and scientists of the world have tried to solve the riddle: how could such a small nation without large military force confront so many disasters, and not only survive on the face of the world, but to be […]
National Coat of Arms of Armenia was adopted by the Supreme Council in 1992. It replaced the emblem of the Armenian SSR after the collapse of the USSR. Its origins go back to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of […]
Viktor Hamazasp Hambardzumyan (1908-1996) was an Armenian scientist, astronomer, astrophysicist and one of the founders of the field of theoretical astrophysics. He was born in an Armenian family in Tbilisi in 1908. Hambardzumyan contributed to Mathematical physics and worked in […]
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