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The Agarak settlement is “multi-layered,” showing that people lived and build here in different historical…

Yerevan Food Market (Gum)

One of the most vivid places in Yerevan is Gum Market near the Tashir trading…

Ararat Brandy Company

Yerevan Brandy Company is almost as renowned a symbol of the Armenian capital as Mount…

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History in a Glass: (Re)discovering Armenian Wine

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Armenia holds a remarkable depth and diversity of cultural and natural landscapes, all within an area approximately the size of the state of Maryland. This diversity and richness is evident in music, cuisine, art, and—increasingly—Armenia’s burgeoning wine industry. Read more >>

Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit

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Pope Francis has described the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule in World War One as "genocide", repeating a phrase that prompted Turkish anger last year. Read more >>

12 Interesting Facts About Armenia That You Might Not Know

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Here are some interesting things about Armenia that you might not know. Read more >>

Head Off The Typical Tourist Trail To Explore These Surprising Destination

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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the tiny Caucasus country of Armenia has often been associated with conflict. Read more >>

An insider's guide to Yerevan: the city where Kanye likes to swim in Swan Lake

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Water fights, buildings that look like Soviet spaceships and the clacking of backgammon boards give life to the inner courtyards of Armenia’s capital Read more >>

Symphony of Stones: from Garni Gorge to Giant's Causeway

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The now World famous Giant's Causeway has also a lesser known cousin in distant Armenia, around 30 km east of the Capital Yerevan. The Garni Gorge is almost... Read more >>

YEREVAN: A CITY SWAGGERING INTO A NEW ERA

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The break-up of the Soviet Union gave the world an impressive array of new capitals. Some have since become familiar fodder on travel itineraries – think Tallinn’s Baltic charm, Kiev’s bulbous cathedrals and Riga’s drunken Brits. Read more >>

World's oldest leather shoe found in Armenia

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A perfectly preserved shoe, 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 400 years older than Stonehenge in the UK, has been found in a cave in Armenia. Read more >>

Duduk Music

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The duduk, the Armenian oboe, is a single or double reed wind instrument made of the wood of the apricot tree and has a warm, soft, slightly nasal timbre. Read more >>

Armenia: 5 reasons to go

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Tom Allen is an errant writer-adventurer-film-maker with vast experience of traveling in and around Armenia. Secret Compass is planning its first expedition to this fascinating region. Read more >>

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History in a Glass: (Re)discovering Armenian Wine

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Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit

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12 Interesting Facts About Armenia That You Might Not Know

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Head Off The Typical Tourist Trail To Explore These Surprising Destination

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An insider's guide to Yerevan: the city where Kanye likes to swim in Swan Lake

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Symphony of Stones: from Garni Gorge to Giant's Causeway

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YEREVAN: A CITY SWAGGERING INTO A NEW ERA

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World's oldest leather shoe found in Armenia

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Duduk Music

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Armenia: 5 reasons to go

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