Category: Armenia

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Politics of Armenia

State Structure and Political System of Armenia

Armenia is a democratic state. The Constitution of 1995 is in force. In 1995, the Law on a new administrative division was adopted, according to which 11 regions (marzes) managed by governors were created....

Sightseeing in Armenia

Sightseeing in Armenia

Take a round trip through Armenia, located in the Caucasus mountains in the Middle East! Visit the largest cities of Armenia on a group tour such as the capital Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Etchmiadzin and...

Armenia Religion

Armenia Religion

Armenia claims to be the first country in the world in 301 to have adopted Christianity as a state religion. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the oldest national church in the world. It broke...

Armenia's capital Yerevan

Armenia

Armenia is a republic in the Caucasus, bordering Georgia in the north, Azerbaijan in the east, Iran in the south and Turkey in the west. Armenia also borders on the Azerbaijani excavator Nakhichevan in the southeast. The area that is today Armenia has throughout history been subject to a...

The geography of Armenia

Geography of Armenia

The landscape of Armenia consists mainly of mountains and highlands of volcanic origin. Earthquakes often occur. In the north, the mountain range of the Little Caucasus extends through the Republic in the northwest-southeast direction,...

Armenian soldiers during the Nagorno-Karabakh War

Armenian Contemporary History

Armenian contemporary history is the country’s history after independence in 1991. From 1922 to 1991, Armenia was part of the Soviet Union. Armenia declared itself an independent state on November 21, 1991. When the...

Armenian Parliament Building

Armenia’s Political System

Armenia has been an independent, unified state democratic republic since 1991 with a semi-presidential system of government. That is, the country has a middle ground between parliamentarism and presidential rule. Legislative power has been...

Armenia Army

Armenia’s Defense

After Armenia’s independence in 1991, work began to establish its own Armenian army. There is public service from the age of 18 with 24 months of service. The total force numbers for Armenia’s armed...

Christian architecture in Armenia

History of Armenia

Armenia has a long history that goes far back in time. The country was a battleground for both the Assyrians, the Medes and the Persians and was alternately an independent kingdom and land under...

Armenians escorted by Turkish military

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide is a term used for the forced mass deportation and mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire under the Hungarian regime in 1915-1920, in which a significant number of Armenians...