By hasmik on Mar 30, 2018
By hasmik on Feb 19, 2018
About the 7th Century Armenian Scientist...
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By hasmik on Nov 15, 2017
Ruins of a 3000 year old Armenian castle...
A team of Turkish archaeologists has discovered the remains of what is believed to be a 3,000-year-old castle from the Armenian kingdom of Urartu (Ararat) submerged underwater in Lake Van. The underwater excavations were led by Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and the governorship of Turkey’s eastern Bitlis Province. The castle is said to belong to the Iron Age Armenian civilization also known as the Kingdom of Van, Urartu, Ararat and Armenia. The lake itself is believed to have been formed by a crater caused by a volcanic eruption of Mount Nemrut near the province...
By hasmik on Sep 17, 2017
“Rural Life and Traditions” Festival in ...
On September 17, 2017 in Yerevan English park for the fourth time there has launched the annual festival “Rural Life and Traditions”, which was organized by “Green Lane” NGO with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of RA and Yerevan municipality. In the frameworks of the festival the farmers and peasants of Armenia have had the opportunity to present their agricultural products to the residents of the capital, as well as to the numerous tourists. The event was attended by the Minister of Agriculture of RA Ignati Arakelyan, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan David...
By hasmik on Sep 12, 2017
“Cultural Renaissance Arts and Crafts Fe...
On September 9, 2017 in Dilijan town there took place the 5th festival of “Cultural Renaissance Arts and Crafts”. At the opening the organizer of the festival, the president of the organization “Promotion of Culture and Tourism” Mariam Minasyan one by one greeted all the regions. Then the Executive Director of RA Tourism Development Foundation Ara Khzmalyan greeted the guests. After that, famous dance groups of different regions of Armenia each staged a dance performance. Then the honorary guests Ara Gevorgyan and Daniel Dekker greeted the...
By hasmik on Sep 5, 2017
Museum of national architecture and urba...
Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English by M.Vardanyan
By hasmik on Aug 28, 2017
“1000 Years of Village Square” Festival ...
From August 26 to 27, 2017 at Zorakan village of Tavush region there took place the festival “1000 Years of Village Square”. This year the festival was organized for the second time. It was organized by an extremely active and caring young man of that village Hovhannes Karapetyan. Zorakan is a border village. The majority of their populations are the inhabitants of Chardakhlu village, which is now in the territory of Azerbaijan. This is the reason why they want to rename the village Chardakhlu. As that village has given many famous heroes to the motherland, now the...
By hasmik on Aug 17, 2017
The Stairs of Metsamor and Zvartnots are...
16-08-2017 “Karahunj is the oldest stone observatory in the world; it is the basis of astronomy”, this thought was expressed today by the independent researcher Vazgen Gevorgyan during the press-conference in the press center of “Noyyan Tapan” news agency. According to the information given by the latter, their investigations, which have launched since August 9 continue up to now. They have been in different ancient sites and monasteries of Armenia, particularly in “Metsamor” observatory, Noravank, Karahunj, Tatev, Vorotnavank, which have been viewed from the...
By hasmik on Jul 25, 2017
About Artavan Village (video)
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By hasmik on Jul 12, 2017
Ecotourism Festival 2017(Video)
On July 8-9, 2017 the NGOs “Young Biologists’ Association” and “Jermuk Development Center”have organized Ecotourism Festival for the second time in Armenia. This time the festival was conducted in Artavan village of Zaritap community of Vayots Dzor region. The goal of the festival is to contribute to the development of ecotourism in Armenia, as well as to increase the level of public awareness on the maintenance of biological species. After the greeting speeches of the organizers the youth of the village presented their small dance performance. During the...
By hasmik on Jul 2, 2017
The Event “We and Our Dances” (Video)...
On June 30, 2017, in the territory of Cascade, Yerevan there was again organized the event “We and Our Dances”. There have been organized such events since January 2006, on the last Friday of each month from 19:00 to 22:00. The organizer is the President of “Karin” Folk- Dance Group Gagik Ginosyan, of course with the support of Cafesjian Center for the Arts. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Jul 2, 2017
Mulberry Festival in Goris (Video)
On July 1, 2017, from 13:00 to 18:00 o’clock in the village of Karahunj, which is 4 kms far from Goris, there took place an event with the title “Mulberry Festival in Goris”. Mulberry was valued in Karahunj still in the Middle Ages, based on the fact, that the village was located on the Silk Road. Breeding silkworms was developed there, though it is not preserved nowadays. But the mulberry trees, which were planted traditionally in order to feed the silkworms, have given the idea for another tradition: the people of Karahunj learned to distil vodka from mulberry. The...
By hasmik on Jun 4, 2017
What’s up Kalavan (Video)
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By hasmik on May 30, 2017
Nature Lovers’ Pageant (Video)
On May 30, 2017, from 17:00 to 20:00 at Lovers’ Park took place a pageant of nature lovers, the aim of which was to bring up in children love to the nature. The event started with a concert. Then there were children’s games, the winners of which received prizes of nature lovers. They received the prizes from hands of one of the organizers of the event Karine Panosyan, who wore a mask of a squirrel this year. She gave the prizes to the little audience, who answered correctly to her questions without the help of their parents. People with the images of the nature...
By hasmik on May 17, 2017
“Noah’s Ark” Complex will be built in Ar...
15.05.2017 In Armenia, it is envisaged to build “Noah’s Ark” historical, cultural, scientific and educational complex: for this purpose there has been established a foundation, which is called “Let’s Build Nationwide”. NEWS.am is informed from the foundation that it is suggested to combine the capabilities of all Armenians for the realization of the idea, which has a global significance. The Ark will be built on the hill overlooking Mount Ararat. It will have the same appearance and sizes, as described in the Bible. The length is 300 stands, i.e. 132 meters,...
By hasmik on May 9, 2017
