The Armenian Highlands are pierced with countless ancient cave dwellings that date back to the earliest pages of human settlement. Investigations of the Areni cave
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Mount Ararat – The “Mother of World”
The snow-capped inactive volcanic cone known as Mount Ararat is now located in the territory that used to be the ancient Armenian region Ararat. Armenians
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Armenia – The Lost and Forgotten Paradise
The Biblical Garden of Eden has preoccupied the minds of believers, theologians, and countless adventurers of the past for a very long time. Many have
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Ashot I Bagratuni – The Liberator of Armenia – 9th Century
The Bagratids emerged as one of the most powerful noble families in Armenia with the fall of the Mamikonian dynasty, previously a strong force in
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The City of Erebuni, A Major Center of the Kingdom of Van
After the unification of the Nairi states by Arame (858 – 844 BC), a historic Armenian state known as the Kingdom of Van (Urartu to
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The Central Province of Ancient Armenia, Ararat
After an exploring tour in Persia and Armenia in 1830 and 1831 respectively, Rev. E. Smith described the state, especially accentuating the Ararat Plain. He
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The Armenian Name of the Milky Way Galaxy
Ancient Armenians were well-informed in astronomy. In fact, the oldest known observatories are located in Armenia. Karahunj dated to 4,200 BC and the observatory at
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Literary Tradition of Armenia
The phrase “to know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding” from Solomon’s “Book of Proverbs” is believed to have been the first
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A Summary of Hamshen’s Story
“Hamshen” is the Armenian name for a settlement located in what had been Lesser Armenia (now Hemşin district in Rize Province, Turkey). Lesser Armenia historically
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