Fortress walls discovered in the castle of Fayestep built in 750 BC by Van King Sarduri II showed that during the construction of the fortress, special measures have been taken against earthquakes. Archaeological excavations and restoration works are ongoing on the site of the Chavustep fortress and tombs in the north built in the brightest …
A century has passed since the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, but the stories of different families retold from generation to generation are bringing us back to the past again and again. Life in Western Armenia, childhood, ancestral home… People who remembered this and their homeland are long gone. Their descendants have spread to different countries. …
The photos below are showing improvised artillery and firearms from the times of the Artsakh Liberation War. These weapons were used by the forces of Armenian military organizations. The latter would become the foundation for the Artsakh Defense Army. It was with these weapons that the self-defense units went on sabotage against the USSR Ministry …
In April-June 1991, the troops at the disposal of the emergency commandant’s office and the organizing committee for the NKAO (V. P. Polyanichko, General Safonov) together with the 23rd Soviet Army division (Colonel Budeikin) transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR and Azerbaijani OMON units undertook a large-scale military operation to …
At the beginning of the 21st century, there were 11 churches in the city of Agulis (now the village of Ashagi Aylis). According to Hovhannes Minasyan, among the local churches destroyed by the Turks are: Monastery of St. Tovma (Thomas), 1st-4th centuries. Monastery of St. Christopher, 1st-4th centuries. Monastery of St. Mother of God, 1st-4th …
Armenia, an ancient country located at the junction of international routes linking the East with the West, has always been a theater of war for neighboring states. In ancient times, military clashes of eastern despots – Assyria, Babylon, and Iran – have occurred on its territory. In the 5th century, becoming the object of rivalry …
Hagop Bogigian was an emigrant from Western Armenia who became the first American millionaire of Armenian descent. Bogigian was born into a large Armenian family in 1856 in the Usenik village, Kharberd province, Western Armenia (now in modern Turkey). He arrived in the US at the age of 20 without any money in his pocket. …
The Armenian Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the Bağpınar village in Caesarea Province of Turkey (Historical Armenia) has been repeatedly plundered by treasure hunters. As a result of the plunders, the church has been severely damaged, especially its wall murals. In an interview with Turkish media, Bağpınar headman Omer Nalbant said that the …
In the mid-16th century, Armenian merchants appeared in Malta as “poor Armenian Christians.” Though they might have been poor, they have arrived in Malta for “certain trading needs”, writes famous 20th-centuryFrench historian Fernand Braudel in his book “Games of Exchange” (“Les jeux de l’échange”). According to the historian, at the very beginning of the 17th …
The United States is home to many locations associated with Armenia and the Armenian people. One can find many American cities, streets, and parks named in honor of Armenia to symbolize the friendship between the Armenian and American peoples. Below is a compilation of a few “Armenian” places throughout the United States. 1. Little Armenia, …
In the northern coastal area of Lake Van, archaeologists discovered an ancient stone city that appears to be 2600 years old. Haberler.com writes that about 70000 people could have lived in the 270-hectare territory of the city. After lengthy excavations, building walls and streets have been identified in the city. The scheme of the mysterious …
245 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide because of their faith. This was the conclusion of the international human rights Christian organization Portes Ouvertes (Open Doors). Nigeria is the worst country for a Christian to be in. However, the situation of Christians around the world is getting worse overall as well. The fairly recent case …
Archaeological excavations at the site of the historic Kharberd fortress were launched in 2019. Among the goals of the excavations is the restoration of fortress structures throughout a 2800-square-meter area. The history and culture of the Kharberd city-fortress date back to the middle of the Bronze Age. More precisely, the fortress was built in the …
Berlin scientists Vahe Tachjian and Elke Hartmann set off to collect information about all the items and documents belonging to Armenians that have been preserved since the time of the Armenian Genocide. To do this, they staged workshops around the world to allow others to come and bring their family heirlooms and documents. The spouses’ …
The 7th century was marked by the emergence and flourishing of a new religion, Islam, which was soon destined to become a world religion. Along with Christianity and Judaism, Islam is one of the three Abrahamic religions. Its spread would not be so lightning fast if not for the Arab conquests. In 632, after the …
The October Revolution of 1917 which marked the beginning of the Soviet period would become a sentence for millions. The NKVD bodies – including the ones in Armenia – weren’t dormant. The elite of the nation – its best representatives – were especially affected. The nation would become orphaned. Among those who perished were people …
In Kharberd, police officers disguised as civilian buyers confiscated 460 silver coins from smugglers. A group working under the State Police is in operation to prevent the smuggling of historical artifacts. Within the scope of the operation, policemen disguised as civilians contacted the smugglers to “buy” the coins from them. The smugglers were arrested after …
The below article by Vazgen Baghdasaryan, a retired colonel, describes the massacre in Maragha. The post contains eyewitness accounts of the events of April 10, 1992. Two years after the massacre in Maragha “Two years have passed since the day of the Maragha tragedy – the massacre of Maragha. Miraculously, those who survived that barbarous …