In the village of Murat, (Byurakn, Historical Armenia) the construction of the Kalahan-2 reservoir is underway. This area is under the threat of flooding. During recent archaeological excavations, numerous ancient artifacts and ceramic objects aged about 3,600 years (the era of the Van Kingdom) were discovered. Archaeologists recalled that during a 7-month excavation last year, …
The Vazgen Theological Academy on the picturesque peninsula of Lake Sevan was renovated in 1990. The Academy was opened during the Pontificate and with the blessing of His Holiness Vazgen I, as well as the Blessed Memory and at the direct initiative of His Holiness Garegin II (now Catholicos of All Armenians) who then was …
Woolen carpets with natural dyes that preserve the millennial traditions of Caesarea and Western Armenia are under the threat of disappearance as they compete with the carpets produced with new technology. These old carpets have been 100% made with pre-cleaned sheep wool from the Taurus Mountains. Carpet dyes have been obtained exclusively from natural sources. …
Recently revealed documents show that the founder of the Turkish Republic Atatürk acquired chemical weapons from Nazi Germany in 1937 and used them during the Dersim rebellion. The Turkish state killed tens of thousands of civilians in 1937-1938 in Dersim and northern Kurdistan. Documents show that Atatürk ordered the transport of toxic gas to Dersim …
Numerous karst (shallow) lakes between Hafik and Zara have been formed in geomorphological gaps characteristic of this area. The 15 large and small natural lakes in the areas of Hafik and Zara in the province of Sebastia, Historical Armenia, are remarkable works of nature. One of the most striking features of these lakes is their …
Garo Kahkejian, known as Spitak Arch (The White Bear), was a participant of the Artsakh War and the commander of the “Crusaders” volunteer unit. Garo Kahkejian was born on March 24, 1962, in the city of Aleppo, Syria. After graduating the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Frankfurt University of Engineering, Kahkejian moved to Fresno, California. …
One hundred years ago, the 1891 July issue of the “Historical Herald” journal featured the article “The Father of Suvorov” authored by M.I. Pylyaev… The father of Russian military leader and national hero Aleksandr Suvorov, General and Senator Vasily Ivanovich Suvorov was born in 1705 in Moscow. His ancestral home was on Tsaritsynskaya Street, the …
Recently, an unknown individual wrote “Die, Armenian seed” on the door of the apartment of 66-year-old single woman Kumri Akkay in Tunceli, Turkey, and left a bullet near the door. This incident was reported by milliyet.com.tr. According to milliyet.com.tr, a police investigation revealed that the writing was made at the request of Yusuf Inan Akkay, …
On March 27, 1993, Armenian troops launched a liberation operation in Karvachar. On April 1, Karvachar was liberated thanks to freedom fighters Armenak Abrahamyan, Hovsep Hovsepyan, Volodya Avetisyan, Sarkis Karapetyan, Misha Tadevosyan, Joseph Nersesyan, Vigen Abrahamyan, and others. On April 2, Armenian forces advanced further and three days later settled in the Omar Pass. The …
Times Square Chronicles (T2C) of New York has published an article about the worst crimes against humanity in modern history. The article, in particular, talks about the Armenian Genocide in Western Armenia, which became a precedent for other crimes committed in the 20th century on ethnic grounds. T2C writes that 1.5 million people (2 million …
Artist and researcher Hrazdan Tokmadzhyan has long studied Armenian women’s embroidery in Marash, Urfa, and Ayntap. “The embroidered works of Ayntap, Urfa, and Marash show that Armenian culture is a single whole,” he said. The survivors of the Armenian Genocide, among them women from Marash, Ayntap, and Urfa, managed to reach Aleppo and bring along …
Theodora was a Byzantine empress, the wife of the Byzantine emperor Theophilos, and the regent of her son Michael III in 842–855 after the death of Theophilos. Originally from Paphlagonia, Theodora was of Armenian aristocratic origin. Theodora is also known as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Her holiday is celebrated on February 11th. …
This painting by Guliano Zasso depicts prince Arshavir Kamsarakan and his deputy Sepuh Mushegh Dimaksian who were appointed commanders of the right flank of the Armenian forces by Sparapet Vardan Mamikonyan. Horses were stuck in the bog. Sepuh Mushegh was killed by a hail of arrows. Coming off his horse, Prince Arshavir attacked the enemy’s …
During a cleaning preceding the restoration work of one of the buildings of the village of Tsaghkunk in Gegharkunik, materials of architectural and archaeological value were discovered. These materials testify to an earlier origin of this building, as well as the village. As “Armenpress” reports, the coordinator of the cleaning works, teacher at the National …
During the construction of the Beidag park in Malatya, fragments of a medieval Armenian structure were discovered. The remains appear to be stones of an Armenian church. Archaeological works are underway to find out which century the ruins date to. Preliminarily, they are dated back to the Middle Ages. The deputy director of the Malatya …
Monument expert Samvel Karapetyan wrote in 2018: “Back in the Soviet Union in the 1950s, half a century before the destruction of the Old Jugha cemetery in 2005, Azerbaijani Turks barbarously destroyed the cemetery of the settlement of Tsar (Karvachar district) and used its tombstones and khachkars to build a school. Below is a group …
Back in those days (March 1918), disease was spreading among the people. People were dying like hens. We did not understand the reason behind this. When the refugees reached Khoya, they found a warehouse with boxes of raisins. Exhausted and hungry, they began to consume them. They would also drink any water that could be …
The first part of “Secrets of the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem” has been recently published by Koryun Baghdasaryan, Archbishop of the Diocese of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This book offers readers interesting and wonderful stories about the Armenian areas of Jerusalem and the traces of Armenians in the city. Referring to the history of …