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The Armenian endonym for the Armenian people and country is hayer and
Hayk, respectively. The name in the Middle Ages was extended to Hayastan.
Flag and Coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia
The Republic of Armenia was founded on May 28, 1918.
During 1921-1991 it was incorporated into the Soviet Union.
On 23 August 1990, Armenia declared independence, becoming the first non-Baltic
republic to secede from the Soviet Union. Armenia's independence was officially
recognized in 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved.
A mass demonstration
for independence
The official language is Armenian which has two major branches: Eastern
and Western. It belongs to the Indo-European family of languages and forms
a separate group in it.
Its unique modern alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 A.D.
Most common foreign languages are Russian and English.
Armenian Alphabet “Armenian
Alphabet
Monument”
in village
Artashavan,
Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots
After several years of double-digit economic growth, Armenia faced a severe economic recession with GDP declining more than 14% in 2009. Sharp declines in the construction sector and workers' remittances, particularly from Russia, led the downturn. The economy began to recover in 2010 with 2.1% growth, and picked up to 4.6% growth in 2011, before slowing to 3.8% in 2012.
Notable branches of…
…industry: diamond processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forge-pressing machines,
microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, food processing etc.
…agriculture - products: fruit (especially grapes and apricots), vegetables, livestock, wheat, wine,
brandy.
Armenian Grape and Wine
Armenian
hand-
painted
silk scarf
(“Armenia
on Silk”)
Armenian brandy
Diamonds
Microelectronics
Apricot,
Prunus
Armeniaca
(Armenian
plum)
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia:
-Founded in 782 BC;
-Has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in the history of
Armenia;
-Home for about one third of the total population of Armenia.
Yerevan
panorama
Flag of
Yerevan
Yerevan is the largest city of Armenia:
-2012 World Book Capital by UNESCO;
-Home to dozens of museums, art galleries and libraries;
-Administrative, cultural and industrial center of the country;
-One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
Republic Square at night Armenian National Academic Theatre of
Opera and Ballet aft. Al. Spendiaryan
Matenadaran
– the
Museum of
Ancient
Manuscripts
Statue of
Sasuntsi
Davit (David
of Sasun) by
Yervand
Kochar
Cascade complex
Tsitsernakaberd – the
Armenian Genocide
Memorial
-Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in AD 301;
-The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church, one of the most
ancient Christian communities;
-Over 93% of Armenian Christians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a form of
Oriental (Non-Chalcedonian) Orthodoxy;
-Armenian religiosity: Armenian Orthodoxy - 94%, Armenian Catholicism - 3%; Yazidism - 1%;
other Christians - 2%.
Other Christians
Armenian Cross
Liturgy
St. Gregory
the Illuminator
Cathedral in
Yerevan – the
largest
Armenian
church in the
world
Armenian people from pre-Christian times were celebrating various popular feasts. After
Christianity the majority of these rites have been performed in religious ceremonies,
thanks to it many elements of ancient festivities are preserved up to date.
New Year, Christmas, Easter, Vardavar (Transfiguration of Jesus Christ), Grape Blessing,
Saint Sargis Feast, Palm Sunday and other holidays are the reliable testimonies of Armenian
people and their culture identity and longevity.
Palm Sunday
(“Tsaghkazard”)
Transfiguration
(“Vardavar”)
Grape
blessing
(“Khaghogh
orhneq”)
Easter
(“Zatik”)
Armenia is often referred to as an open air museum.
The culture of Armenia encompasses many elements that are based on the geography,
literature, architecture, dance, and music of the people.
Tourists find over 4,000 historical monuments throughout Armenia, covering various periods
of the country's history from prehistoric to Hellenistic times, and from the early to
medieval Christian era.
Komitas, the founder
of modern Armenian
classical music
Armenian
Carpet “Gohar”
with Armenian
inscription, 1700
“The Ninth
Wave”-the
most
famous
painting by
marine
artist
Hovhannes
(Ivan)
Aivazovsky
Traditional Armenian dance
Hovhannes
Tumanyan –
the national
poet of
Armenia
Scattered all over the world as refugees, the Armenians have made their mark in many
places and many fields.
Being a very small nation, Armenia gave many famous people to the World Civilization.
System of a Down–Armenian-
American rock band
Viktor Hambardzumyan-
scientist, one of the founders
of theoretical astrophysics
Garry Kasparov-chess
player, ranked #1 in world
Hovannes Adamian–
engineer, one of
inventors of colour TV
Hovhannes (Ivan) Baghramyan-
Marshal of Soviet Union
Cher – famous
American-Armenian
singer, actress
Charles Aznavour-
Armenian-French singer
Andre Agassi – tennis
player, ranked #1 in world
Arshile Gorky-Armenian-
American painter, one of
founders of Abstract
Expressionism
Armenia is situated on the same latitude as Spain, Italy and Greece. Its climate ranges from
dry subtropical to cold mountain weather.
Armenia has deposits of a variety of minerals and rocks: copper, molybdenum, gold,
polymetallic and iron ores, etc. The country is rich in more than a thousand curative
mineral springs.
There are over 215 rivers and more than 100 mountain lakes in Armenia.
Dzoraget River
Shaki Waterfall - Armenia's
highest waterfall, with a
height of 18m
Lake Sevan - the largest lake in
Armenia and the Caucasus region. It
is one of the largest fresh-water
high-altitude lakes in the world
-Education has traditionally always been highly rated in Armenia - in a
country, which has 1600 years old history of literacy.
-Armenia was considered one of the most advanced scientific centers of
the former Soviet Union, with 99% literacy rate.
-The applied sciences such as physics, mathematics, chemistry,
microbiology, engineering and medicine are the main developed
branches in the scientific and educational system of Armenia.
*Establihsed in 1919
Alumni to date 11000
Faculties 19
Deprtments/Chairs More than 100
Bachelor programs 60
Master programs 130
Doctoral programs 70
Students (data from 1
Jan. 2013)
18000
Staff 3000