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Armenia39 Greetings from Armenia

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.

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Armenia39 Greetings from Armenia

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  1. 39 Greetings from ARMENIA

  2. 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

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

  4.                              Its rich cultural and architectural heritage combines elements from different traditions

  5. Goshavank monastery was built in 1188

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

  7. Khachkar at Goshavank, carved in 1291

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

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

  10. Khachkar (memorial stone)

  11. An Armenian Lady in Cairo 1855 John Frederick Lewis 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

  12. Wooden khachkars for sale Geghard monastery

  13. Wooden Khachkars for sale

  14. Replica (mostly) Djulfakhachkars at SurpAmenaprkich Cathedral in Gyumri, Armenia

  15. Hayravank monastery

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

  17. Noratuz cemetery at Sevan Lake, Armenia

  18. 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

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

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

  21. 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

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

  23. 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 Union The Sevan Lake

  24. Aramazd - The father of all the gods and goddesses, Aramazd created the heavens and the earth Duduk

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

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

  27. A charming detail from the Sevanavankkhachkar

  28. 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

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

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

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

  32. Basilique d'Odzoun

  33. Geghard Monastery

  34. Goris

  35. Hovsep Pushman (American, 1877-1966), Narcissa Hovsep Pushman Youth

  36. 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-Karabakh Haghartsin Monastery

  37. Minas Avetisyan - Self-Portrait - 1960

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

  39. We are our Mountains 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan Nagorno Karabakh

  40. Nagorno Karabakh “Tatik and Papik” monument in Stepanakert

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

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