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Population: 3,213,011 Land area: 29,800 sq. km = 11,500 sq. mi Capital city: Yerevan (population - 1,103,488) Language: Armenian Religion: Christianity Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD), 1$ = 385

AMD State system: Presidential Republic Parliament: National Assembly, 131 members Literacy rate: 99% Time zone: GMT+4 = + 9 to Key West

Armenia

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The straight line distance between Key West and Yerevan is approximately 6794 miles

MAP OF ARMENIA

Armenia is one of the earliest cites of human civilization. Few countries claim as Armenia’ can a history that begins 3,000 years ago and continues to the present.

Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, an event traditionally dated to AD 301. The roots of the Armenian Church go back to the first century.

Armenia is an open-air museum of Christianity. There are thousands of Christian monuments such as monasteries, churches, chapels and cross-stones, manuscripts, icons, etc.

The Bible states: "And on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mount Ararat." (Genesis, 8:4). During the Great flood, after floating on waters for 150 days, Noah’s ark stopped on Mount Ararat, and on this very day, the human race was granted a second birth in Armenia: on Mount Ararat.

Although the mountain is not in modern Armenia today but it is still blessed mountain for Armenians. This mountain has miraculous beauty, and is a symbol of the motherland for every Armenian living in any corner of the world.

Erevan is located in the Araratian plain It occupies 227 square km and is 865 to 1390 m

above sea level. Emerging from Ancient Castle of Erebuni, which was

founded in 782 BC by Armenian king Menua, Yerevan is 29 years older then Rome and Babylon

It has a population over one million which is 33% of all Armenians living in Armenia.

REPUBLIC SQUARE The heart of Yerevan, the only one in its type,

endowed by singing fountains and a magnificent mosaic rock carpet, which covers 3000 year old ruins underneath it!

MATENADARAN has one of the world’s largest manuscript collections in theworld and has the largest collection of Armenian

Manuscripts.It has over 17 000 units from Armenian and foreign ancientManuscripts.

FREEDOM SQUARE Under artistic supervision of the Opera house, where theworlds best performers take us to their world of freedom.This Square once assembled millions of Armenians to claim their independence in 1988 to split from USSR.

GARNIIV-III cc BC, a fortress serving as a residence for

ArmenianKings. The oldest surviving building in Armenia is the

Templeof Sun built in the second half of the I century AD.

LAKE SEVANIs known in the ancient times as the Geghama Sea, is the"blue-eyed beauty" of Armenia. Being one of the biggesthighland freshwater lakes in the world it is 1900 m above sealevel. It was formed as a result of volcanic activity.

TSAKHKADZORIn late autumn Tsakhkadzor turns to a fairy tale. Pure whitesnow covers valley and downhill and magnificent beautytempts winter sport lovers. Tsakhkadzor is a perfect resortfor skiers: heavy snowfalls provide a resistant snow cover,

andlots of fun for thrill-seekers and beginner.

Armenia is a unique country; it has over 50,000 hand-madecrosses, sculptured of rocks. A typical cross stone is made outof slate of volcanic basalt or tuff. In the center of the crossstone is the symbol of Christ’s crucifixion and the wheel ofeternity.

The Duduk is among the oldest Armenian instruments. It hasa 1,900 year history. Duduk is a wind instrument made fromapricot timber, and thus it is called tsiranapogh (apricot pipe)It has a warm, soft sound that is controlled by pressure ofthe lips and by closing eight or nine holes with fingers.

Armenia is the motherland of the Apricot, is the oldes andgenuine center for growing apricot. The apricot wasimported into Europe by Lucullus, a Roman general afterthe 1st century B.C. Because of its origin the fruit wasknown as "prunus Armeniaca" which means "Armenian

plum"

Humanity first tasted cognac when Noah planted first vineyard

at the foot of Mount Ararat. The modern history of Armenian

brandy started in1887. Of all Armenia's alcoholic drinks,Cognac is its best-known product, it won its first Grand-

Prix gold medal in France in 1904, followed by 51 gold, 21 silver and 3 bronze medals over the years.

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