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Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Its capital is Erevan.
map
[edit]Main category: Maps of Armenia
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geographic location - Map of Armenia
- Map of Armenia (in English)
- Map of Armenia (in french)
- terrain
- 1915-1923
administrative territorial entity of Armenia
[edit]Main category: Subdivisions of Armenia
- View of Yerevan from Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art
- Nightlife in Yerevan
- Abovyan street at the heart of Yerevan in the midst of winter
- Tashir
Yerevan (capital city)
[edit]Main gallery: Երևան.
Ararat Plain
[edit]- Etchiamadzine: la cathédrale
- Khachkars arméniens à Geghard, Kotayk
Western Armenia
[edit]Le Nord de l'Arménie
[edit]- Vanadzor : un cadre naturel montagneux
- Autre vue de Vanadzor
- Monastère d'Hagartstine et ex-voto de chiffons
- Autre vue du monastère d'Hagarstine
- Un quartier périphérique d'Alaverdi
- Alaverdi: la vallée encaissée du Débed
- Khatchkar dans le monastère de Sanahin
Lake Sevan
[edit]Main gallery: Lake Sevan.
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L'église des Saints Apôtres et son narthex dominant le lac Sevan à Aïravank - Surp Harutyun Church in Sevanavank
- Le lac Sevan à Gegharkunik
Le Sud de l'Arménie
[edit]- Falaises ocres au voisinage du monastère de Noravank, Vayots Dzor
Armenian architecture
[edit]Main category: Architecture of Armenia
- Interior of Etchmiadzin Cathedral, built in 301-303 AD
- 7th-century Amberd castle on Mount Aragats
- Ruins of 7th-century centrally-planned aisled tetraconch Zvartnots Cathedral
- Sun-dials are widespread among old Armenian architecture.
- The interior of Geghard Monestary, originally carved from above into a single piece of rock in the mountain. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Facade of Noravank Monastery
- Yerevan Republic Square at night
- Modern Hyusisayin Poghota in Yerevan
- Dzitoghtsyan Museum in Gyumri
nature
[edit]Main category: Nature of Armenia
- Caves in Tegh
- Hiking in Lastiver
- Parz lij in Dilijan
- Columnar Basalt Cliffs in Garni Gorge
- White-peaked Ararat
history of Armenia
[edit]Main category: History of Armenia
- World's oldest shoe (5500 yo), found in a cave in Areni, same place where world's oldest winery (6100 yo) was discovered.
- Tigranes the Great, emperor of Armenia from 95–55 BCE.
- Grigor Lusavorich, the first official head of Armenian Apostolic Church who lead Armenia to Christianity in 301 AD, making it the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion.
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Statue of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, who created the Armenian alphabet in 404-406 AD. - Battle of Avarayr, 451 AD.
- The statue of David of Sasun stands in front of the Yerevan Metro.
- Harvesting cotton in 1930's.
- Hrazdan-3 computer created between 1958-1965 in Yerevan, as Armenia was known as the "Silicon Valley of the Soviet Union".
Armenian Genocide
[edit]Main gallery: Հայոց Ցեղասպանութիւն.
start period
[edit]- Le poids des populations grecques et arméniennes en Asie mineure en 1893
- Le poids de la population arménienne en Asie mineure en 1914
- Le génocide arménien 1915
massacre
[edit]- Caricature politique décrivant le Sultan Hamid comme un boucher en raison de ses actions sanglantes contre les Arméniens vivant dans l'Empire ottoman
- "John Bull hated to drop his bundle..." Caricature politique contre l'Angleterre préoccupée surout par ses intérêts commerciaux en Orient ; la femme représente l'Arménie [1895 ?]
refugee
[edit]- Réfugiés à Port-Saïd, 1915.
- Réfugiés en Syrie, 1915.
- Réfugiés en Syrie, 1915.
- Réfugis en Syrie, 1915.
- Réfugiés en Syrie, 1915.
- Femme réfugiée et son fils.
- Réfugiés en Syrie, 1915.
- Enfants réfugiés à Marathon (Grèce), 1915 ou 1916.
- ACRNE à Bitlis, 1916 ou 1917.
- ACRNE à Bitlis, 1916 ou 1917.
deportation
[edit]- Arméniens marchant en direction d'une prison proche à Mezireh et gardés par des soldats ottomans armés en 1915.
- Embarquement pour la Grèce en 1915.
- Tentes de bivouac à Alep (Syrie actuelle)
refugee camp
[edit]- Beyrouth
- Port-Saïd
Armenian genocide recognition
[edit]- Pays ayant reconnus officiellement le génocide. (png)
- Pays ayant reconnus officiellement le génocide. (svg)
culture of Armenia
[edit]Main category: Culture of Armenia
Armenian art
[edit]Main category: Art of Armenia
- Porphyrophora hamelii used since antiquity to produce the bright red die for Armenian rugs, art, and even cave paintings
Other
[edit]- airforce