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	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Armenia Official Site
		The "renaissance of Armenia" was accomplished during the reign of Tigran the Great (95-99 B.C.), who proclaimed himself "King of Kings." Under Tigran II, Armenia grew to a great degree of military strength and political influence.
		On May 28, 1918, the inde-pendent Republic of Armenia was established, after the Armenians forced the Turkish troops to withdraw in the battles of Sardarapat, Gharakilisse and Bashabaran.
		Armenia was made part of the Trans-Caucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic in 1922, and in 1936, it became one of the Soviet Union's constituent republics.
	www.armeniaforeignministry.com /arm/history/main.html (2322 words)

	Culture of Armenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The culture is similar and yet distinct from many of the bordering countries like Russia, Georgia, and Iran as well as Mediterranean nations such as Greece.
		Armenia is also famous for its wine, brandy and vodka.
		This cultural practice was misunderstood by the UN and condemed in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Armenia (930 words)

	Culture of Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The further stage of development of culture on the territory of plateau and modern Armenia is represented by monuments of the Bronze Age, relating to the end II- and beginning of I thousandth anniversary B.C..
		In Armenia the khachqars had not only the great historical value, but also embodied in themselves unique and rich art content and are the precious property of Armenian monumental art of the period of middle ages.
		Armenia kept the rich traditions of its culture and the unique and valuable contribution to the world culture.
	star.yerphi.am /culture/blue.html (1115 words)

	Armenia Flag,Armenia Map, Armenia Culture : SphereInfo.com
		Elsewhere on the territory of Armenia [see map of regions of Armenia] there are ten natural lakes, fifteen swift rivers, and five canyons that form a common lacework of high and low peaks.
		Armenia was also the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official state religion in 301AD, and in 2001 celebrated the 1700th Anniversary of Christianity.
		Armenian Culture has earned its place in the history of the world by virtue of the fact that it is one of the oldest, continuous civilizations today.
	www.sphereinfo.com /armenia (1275 words)

	Armenia - Republic of Armenia - Hayastan - Country Profile
		Armenia, situated along the route of the Great Silk Road, is a landlocked country of rugged mountains and extinct volcanoes, located in the southern Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
		Armenia was a regional empire with a rich culture in the years leading up to the 1st Century CE, at one period controlling all the land between the Black and Caspian Seas.
		Tourism in Armenia is rooted in the country's historical landmarks and natural attractions such as the water resorts of Lake Sevan,the hot springs of Arzni and Jermuk, the forests of Dilijan, Aghveran, Tsaghkadzor, Bjurakan and Gugark, and the mountainous natural caves and cliffs of the Southeast region.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/armenia.htm (1010 words)

	HyeEtch - Arts & Culture - Textile p3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		But in Eastern Armenia there were found some tombs of the IV-VII c.c., on which in the form of high-relief are illustrated figures of a prince., a nobleman, a craftsman, of women and common people.
		Armenia as well as the Transcaucasus was subjected to the destructive domination of Mongols.
		Armenians as culturally more advanced were busy in all the branches of craft especially in the creation of textures in the art of costume making.
	www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au /culture/textile_p3.html (869 words)

	Armenia - History
		Armenia's borders extended from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean.
		Armenia was made part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic in 1922, and in 1936, it became one of the Soviet Union's constituent republics.
		That same year, in 1988, Armenia was rocked by severe earthquakes that killed thousands, and supplies from both the Soviet Union and the West were blocked by the Azerbaijani Government fighting the Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh.
	richardsmith.net /armenia/sako.html (2284 words)

	Culture - ARMENIA Information
		Sayat Nova, Komitas, and Aram Khachaturian are among Armenia's best-known musicians and composers.
		Christian culture and the invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots, so thoroughly expressive of the language that it has withstood the centuries without any essential changes, gave new stimuli to the development of unique cultural traditions.
		Armenia is often referred to as an open air museum.
	www.armeniainfo.am /about/?section=culture (613 words)

	Economy of Armenia, Armenia Culture, Culture of Armenia, Armenia Flag, Armenia History, Flag of Armenia
		Armenia is made up of 93% of Armenians, the remaining 7% comprises of Azeris, Russians and other groups.
		Armenia has a rich cultural heritage and is famous for age-old decorative stone carvings that are practiced even today.
		Coming to music and dance, Armenia is famous for Opera and ballet, in fact, national dance companies and orchestras tour throughout the country performing and entertaining the people.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/armenia1.html (403 words)

	Armenian History, chapter 2: Between Roman and Persian Empires
		The dynasty of Hayk stopped: the kings of Armenia were henceforward anointed by the Persian kings.
		Armenia regained independence after the death of Alexander the Macedonian, when the monarchy of the latter was split into many parts.
		Armenia became a vassal state of the Roman Empire.
	www.armenianhistory.info /between.htm (1094 words)

	.:.::. Armenia-Online - Links -Culture .:.::.
		Armenia and Jews - Offers country data, brief information on the Jewish community, its relations with Armenians and bilateral relations with Israel.
		Armenia: Portraits of Survival - A photo-essay by Jerry Berndt depicting suffering in the country after the 1988 earthquake and the economic crisis following the collapse of the USSR.
		Infoyouth Armenia - Includes a list of youth organizations, description of the youth policy of the state, projects, website hosting for young people of Armenian descent and a forum.
	www.ardani.net /armenia/armenien-culture.html (642 words)

	Culture of Iran
		Their settlement in historic Armenia was to create a major problem later for the Armenians when the state was powerless to control the Kurds or, conversely, when it actually used them against the Armenians.
		Eastern Armenia was itself divided into the beglarbegi of Chukhur Sa'd (the regions of Yerevan and Nakhichevan), and the beglarbegi of Karabagh (the regions of Karabagh-Zangezur and Ganja).
		The fortress of Yerevan was repaired and served as the administrative headquarters of the Ottoman military-governor of eastern Armenia.
	www.cultureofiran.com /Armenians.php (4984 words)

	Armenia - Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The international Armenian community remains loyal to strong cultural traditions, many of which have enriched the societies into which Armenians emigrated.
		Cultural tradition has been a means of maintaining a sense of national unity among widely dispersed groups of Armenians.
		The three great artistic periods coincided with times of independence or semi-independence: from the fifth to the seventh century; the Bagratid golden age of the ninth and tenth centuries; and the era of the kingdom of Lesser Armenia in the twelfth to fourteenth centuries.
	countrystudies.us /armenia/26.htm (493 words)

	Armenian Ecotourism Association/About Armenia
		The territory of the Republic of Armenia is 29.740 square kilometers with an average altitude of 1800 m.
		Armenia stretches out for 360 km from the Northwest to the Southeast, and 200 km from the West to the East.
		Armenia is a museum under the open sky.
	www.ecotourismarmenia.com /pages/about.htm (550 words)

	Culture of Armenia - Tourist Guide: Tourism Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Throughout its history, Armenia resisted invasion and absorption, relaying through its art one of the most beautiful manifestations of its identity.
		And, finally, when we say, for example, Armenian art, we don't usually mean art from Armenia, more often we refer to art of the Armenian people, who despite being scattered all over the world stubbornly stick to each other, to their traditions, their cultural heritage, their mother tongue.
		Armenians love their culture, they understand its importance for the survival of a small nation.
	www.tourismarmenia.net /culture.html (289 words)

	armenia.neweurasia.net » Education
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		As strange as this may sound, Armenia is benefiting from its relative isolation and poverty.
		Armenia does not have a large IV drug problem, although it is growing.
	armenia.neweurasia.net /?cat=9 (288 words)

	Armenia - Culture: Aram Khachaturian
		Armenia's location in east-central Asia has produced an interesting culture.
		The culture of Armenia has parts of both of these very different regions.
		Another influence on their culture is the fact that so many other countries have ruled Armenia.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_Geography_219_1.html (360 words)

	State Reservations of Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Armenian culture B.C. experienced the strong influence of the Shoumer and Accadian cultures.
		These cultures especially influenced the development of fine arts, cuneiform, even the first Armenian language-Aramian, which was almost completely lost until A.D. At that time people could build beautiful towns, they were skillful craftsmen and they were able to make beautiful things from various processed metals, particularly iron and bronze.
		Arab and Turk occupations partly destroyed the historical and cultural monuments in Armenia.
	www.aua.am /aua/research/ecrc/SoE2000/eng/bottom/culture.htm (787 words)

	Armenia - Language, Culture, and Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The Iranian languages contributed many loanwords related to cultural subjects; the majority of the Armenian word stock shows no connection with other existing languages, however, and some experts believe it derives from extinct non-Indo-European languages.
		Modern spoken Armenian is divided into a number of dialects, the most important of which are the eastern dialect (used in Armenia, the rest of Transcaucasia, and Iran) and the western dialect (used extensively in Turkey and among Western émigrés).
		In the Soviet period, schools in Armenia taught in both Armenian and Russian; in a republic where over 95 percent of the people claimed Armenian as their native language, almost all of the urban population and much of the rural population knew at least some Russian.
	countrystudies.us /armenia/25.htm (262 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Armenia
		During the conquest of King Tigranes II the Great, Tigranes brought with him 10,000 Jewish captives to Armenia when he retreated from Palestine, because of the Roman attack on Armenia (69 B.C.E. By 360-370 C.E., there was a massive increase in Jewish Hellenistic immigration into Armenia; many Armenian towns became predominately Jewish.
		Halakhic studies never prospered in Armenia, although there are a few references to the region in Jewish Hellenistic sources.
		Israel is represented in Armenia by the Israeli ambassador in Tbilisi, Georgia.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/armenia.html (1066 words)

	ArmeniaNow.com - Independent Journalism From Today`s Armenia
		CULTURE RUSSIAN CHANNEL IN ARMENIA: President Kocharyan received the head of Russian State Radio and Television Company Oleg Dobrodeev on Wednesday.
		Dobrodeev arrived in Yerevan to discuss issues related to retransmission of Russian TV channel Culture in Armenia.
		Kocharyan said the Culture channel’s programs would provide Armenians with opportunity to be closer to genuine culture values.
	armenianow.com /archive/2004/2004/june18/artsdigest/index.htm (442 words)

	armenia.neweurasia.net » Youth
		But there are many people who don’t like theirs that much and they want to increase the size of it, change its shape of the tip or the bridge.
		One tradition is to keep a woman’s virginity before marriage, which is proved by means of a “red apple”, which the bridegroom must take to the house of the bride’s family.
		RFE/RL reports the U.S. Embassy in Armenia has issued a warning to its citizens in the republic to stay away from rallies, demonstrations and political meetings in the capital, Yerevan.
	armenia.neweurasia.net /?cat=24 (527 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| August 14, 1995: Headlines: COS - Armenia: Culture Shock: Los Altos Town Crier: Peace Corps ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Lewis, the daughter of Glenda Lewis of Los Altos and Joe Lewis of Menlo Park, left for Armenia at the end of May after graduating with honors from the University of California at San Diego.
		Following is her first installment in a series of accounts of her stay written exclusively for the Town Crier.
		"Culture shock" has been compounded by the transition from a student to an autonomous (responsible) adult; from an accomplished graduate to the resident of a country where I cannot order a meal or ask for directions.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2021615.html (714 words)

	Blogrel » Pop Culture
		This is a huge step for Armenia, as not only has it’s tv network fulfilled broadcasting rules implied by the EBU, it has also, along with Georgia, redefined the broadcasting area of “Europe” which used to exclude Armenia and Georgia, classing them as Asia.
		This may not sound like a big deal, but until now, CD’s produced in Armenia were very amateur in terms of packaging and design etc. According to a friend who was at Hasmik’s party, lots of “stars” had turned up, she was giving out free posters, but the fans were mainly 15-16 year old girls.
		The musician, who is currently visiting Armenia, did not reveal the estimated cost of the project, but added that after the center was completed, the rest of the band would probably come to Yerevan to hold a concert.
	www.blogrel.com /category/pop-culture (3923 words)

	HyeEtch - Arts & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		It’s a reflection of its culture during triumph, defeat, joy and sorrow.
		It has survived religious and political turbulence, unrest and persecution throughout the existence of this proud and culturally advanced nation.
		This chapter introduces the reader to Armenia’s artistic and cultural riches, her exquisite architecture and delicately carved Khachkars (sculpture), her precious metalwork in gold, silver and bronze, her fine lace needlework and highly appraised carpets, her music and dance and much more.
	www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au /culture/index.html (224 words)

	Armenia Research Guide
		One of the world's most ancient countries, the Republic of Armenia, can now be researched using the most modern of methods.
		A superior site is that of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the United States http://www.armeniaemb.org/.
		Art, culture and history are featured especially on http://armscape.com/.
	www.biu.ac.il /SOC/besa/meria/research-g/armenia.html (486 words)

	Culture and history travel packages and vacations in Armenia
		Culture and history travel packages and vacations in Armenia
		We have compiled a list of culture and history travel packages and vacations in Armenia.
		If you are interested in any of these culture and history travel packages or vacations, please contact the operator directly with any questions for ordering free brochures or booking.
	www.infohub.com /travel_packages/culture_history_armenia_181.html (97 words)

	Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net \| Armenian News Agency - Armenian Film Festival to Be Held in San Paolo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The Festival is organized with participation of the Armenian Consulate General in Brazil, Armenian Ministry of Culture and San Paolo Culture Center.
		Armenia: a Country of Ancestors exhibition by Norayr Shahinyan young photographer from Brazil will also open at the Center.
		NKR Culture Days to Be Held in Armenia in November
	www.panarmenian.net /news/eng/?nid=18932 (220 words)

	Blogrel » Culture
		He is a young man from Armenia who has come to the UK to do a college course.
		This text highlights the difficulties of publication facing progressive writers in this ex-Soviet republic, difficulties that are a result of limited cultural acceptance at home, limited economic resources, and also a lack of connections to publication and distribution organisations in the west.
		Selected by a jury of seven distinguished global travel authorities, the winners are defending the historical, cultural, and ecological integrity of various regions throughout the world and are featured in the magazine’s December issue.
	www.blogrel.com /category/culture (3622 words)

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