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The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor (Yeraguyn) is the state symbol of the Republic of Armenia. It consists of three equal horizontal bands, the top - red, middle - blue and lower - orange (also known as apricot color). For centuries, these colors were associated with the Armenian nation. The width of the flag to its length is 1:2. The current flag of Armenia was adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia on August 24, 1990.

Armenian Apostolic Church Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the oldest Christian churches. Christianity came to Armenia in the II-III centuries . Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as state religion in 301 AD. The official name of the Church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church. According to the legend, starting from the 1st century, the Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew arrived in Armenia and preached Christianity. At the same time, the first Christian communities were formed in Armenia that spread in the II-III centuries.

National Coat of Arms of Armenia was adopted by the Supreme Council in 1992. It replaced the emblem of the Armenian SSR after the collapse of the USSR. Its origins go back to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA) in 1918. In that year, an early variation of the coat of arms was adopted by the DRA. The coat of arms was designed by architect Alexander Tamanyan (best known for his work on Yerevan's city plan) and artist Hakob Kojoyan.

Armenia has always attracted travellers with its singular picturesque places. In the ancient churches and castles, mountainous lakes and rivers, majestic cliffs, vertiginous canyons are hidden thousands of stories and many mysteries.

Located in the southeast of Armenia, the large part of Vayots Dzor territory is a hill, devoid of forest cover and only 20% of its land is cultivated. Vayots Dzor Marz is bordering Nakhichevan in east and Karabakh in west. The rivers Yeghvard and Arpa pass through it. The capital of the Marz is the city Yeghegnadzor, located on the banks of the river Arpa. The name Vayots Dzor literally means "Valley of Woes" because several earthquakes devastated the area during its history. Aventura is an Armenian travel agency offering tour packages throughout Armenia, including hotels, history, culture, and sightseeing of the country.

Provinces of Armenia: Ararat Marz Ararat Marz is located in the western part of Armenia's borders with Turkey and the Nagorno-Karabakh. The area of Ararat region clearly demarcated into two parts - valleys and mountains. The flat portion is located between the river Hrazdan and the Armenian border with Turkey. the majority of the population of the Marz, which, basically, are Armenian immigrants from Persia who arrived here in 1830, is concentrated here.

The museum was opened in 1967, during the life of the Master, on the initiative of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Basically it consisted of 50 works donated to the museum of Saryan. Subsequent replenishments of the collection allow now to view the works of all periods of the painter. Also, there are presented works of the famous series - "Mountains", "Armenia", "Midday Silence", "My Yard", "Aragats", "Yerevan". One of the favorite themes of the painter were flowers, he always painted them, both in the days of sadness and in the days of joy. Saryan also worked in monumental painting and in the sphere of theatrical design.

Today the population of Armenia is about 3.5 million people. It is estimated that there are from 8 to 11 million Armenians around the world; during the genocide many Armenians were forced to leave their native land. Armenians call themselves Hay (pronounced Hye). The word has traditionally been linked to the name of the legendary founder of the Armenian nation, Hayk, is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. It is also a popular Armenian name.

Aparan, is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn Province, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. All the information for tourist and travellers who are planning to Visit Aparan in Armenia. Get all the information and list of all sightseeing Places to visit in Aparan.

Tatev Monastery is one of the four most wonderful places of Armenia

Aragats, a solitary extinct volcano, is the highest mountain in the territory of modern Armenia. This wonderful natural monument is located on 40 ° 32 'east longitude, its central highlands cover the area of more than 820 square kilometers.

Armen Jigarkhanyan, born on October 3, 1935 in Yerevan, is one of the most popular Armenian and Soviet actors. He starred in dozens of films and provided the voice for many cartoon characters. Even during his school years, he became interested in theater and cinema. He worked as assistant cameraman at "Armenfilm" studios in 1953-1954. In 1958, Jigarkhanyan graduated from the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute, course of A. Gulakyan. Aventura is an Armenian travel agency offering tour packages throughout Armenia, including hotels, history, culture, and sightseeing of the country.

The Cascade is a monumental architectural composition, it was originally conceived by the architect Alexander Tamanyan (1878-1936). Tamanyan desired to connect the northern and central parts of the city-the historic residential and cultural centers of the city-with a vast green area of waterfalls and gardens, cascading down one of the city's highest promontories. It offers spectacular views of Mount Ararat and the city center. The Cascade is linked with the Opera Square, its horizontal segment of 200 meters length begins at the monument to A. Tamanyan. It is a unique complex with its massive white steps with fountains that ascend through Tamanyan street towards Haghtanak Park (Victory Park). The front gardens display sculptures from the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection.

Tourists are interested to walk to a small, but picturesque Lake Akna (also Aknalich and Aygerlich), located 35 km west of Echmiatsin, on Hoktemberyan highway in Armavir Province. You can get to the lake by bus going from Yerevan to Hoktemberyan. Aknalich (Eye Lake) is a good place for hiking and camping at the beach of the lake (3032 m), stay in the fresh air, talk and play with fire, swimming in the lake and fishing (bring your fishing rods) will be a good rest. This small lake between Metsamor and Aknalich, for which the latter village is named, is one of the sources of the Metsamor River, fed by underground springs. The lake is overlooked by a pleasant restaurant.

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The museum was founded in 1972; the building is designed by architects G. Aramyan and J. Torosyan. The use of cylindrical volumes elevated above the surface for the formation of the exposition area, the unusualness of the bonds of these volumes within the structure itself, makes the building of the museum nearly the only one in Yerevan, completed in the traditions of neo-construction.

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his safe playing style and strong defense, was considered the hardest player in the history of chess to beat. He was born on June 17, 1929 in an Armenian family in Georgia and died on August 13, 1984 in Moscow. He learned to play chess at the age of 8. When he was 12 years old, he began training at the Palace of Pioneers in Tbilisi under the auspices of Archil Ebralidze. Thus, Petrosian developed a repertoire of solid positional openings. In order to improve his game, Petrosian studied Nimzowitsch's My System and he is famous for being one of the best players pioneering the theory of prophylaxis, years after Aron Nimzowitsch.

The famous Armenian businessman and philanthropist Alek Manukyan was born in 1901, in the city of Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Primary and secondary education he has received in the local Armenian schools.

Armenians have lived in the Karabakh region since Roman times. In the early Middle Ages the native Albanian population of upper Karabakh merged into the Armenian population, and after 1300 Islamic Turks moved into the steppes of lower Karabakh.

A woman is transported back to childhood when she is confronted with what she always thought was a mythical place.