Armenia Archive

Geghard

Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
The monastery of Geghard (Armenian: ??????, meaning spear) is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the main chapel was built in...
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Alaverdi (Border of Georgia)

Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
Alaverdi, Armenia is located in the northeastern side of Lori which is a province in Armenia. The land is not very far from the country of Georgia. This is an industrial and mining hub. The area is located at the base of the gorge of...
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Garni Temple

Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
The temple was built in the second half of the first century B.C. and dedicated to a heathen god, probably to Mithra, the god of the sun whose figure stood in the depth of the sanctuary (naos). After Christianity had been proclaimed the state religion...
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Tsaghkadzor

Posted on February 24, 2010 | No Comments
Tsaghkadzor means valley of flowers in Armenian. The city is located 50 kilometers North from Yerevan, on the southeastern slope of Teghenis Mountains, 1750 meters above sea level, surrounded with alpine meadows. In the early medieval period the region belonged to the feudal clan of Varazhnuni,...
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The Land of the Old City

Posted on November 22, 2009 | No Comments
Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus and is the smallest of the former Soviet republics. It is bounded by Georgia on the north, Azerbaijan on the east, Iran on the south, and Turkey on the west. Contemporary Armenia is a fraction of the size...
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