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Armenia - a country of miracles, You are at a junction of East and West here, where customs and rites of old are still around, while European attitudes prevail.
Time passes, scripts the history, still leaving us some footsteps behind to be found in this home of Armenians, which once counted among the great powers of the world, with a story dating back to the times of ancient Babylon. Armenians trace their history to the sixth century B.C. The ruins of the city of Erebuni, now the site of the current capital Yerevan, reveal an advanced civilization with well-developed architecture, language, and political system. The cuneiform found during one of the excavations in Yerevan claims that in 782 B.C. Menuas son Argishti built this fortress and named it Erebuni. This is a birth certificate of Yerevan, which informs the world that the capital of one of the most powerful ancient countries Urarru, Erebuni, at present Yerevan, is 2800 years old. Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt the Christianity, in 301 AD as its state religion. Armenia is one of the oldest centers of civilization.
The country whose past still comes to life today in unique and deep preserved traditions will warm you with its true hospitality and open mindedness. In this small territory professionals counted more then 15000 historical monuments, the oldest of them being five thousand years old. All historical sites of Armenia with old churches and temples, stones of cave towns and mountainous contrasted nature have their legend to tell.
Armenia has a wonderful nature: small waterfalls, green meadows, skyscraping mountains and more than a hundred mountain lakes and the worlds highest fresh-water lake Sevan, which is at an attitude of 2000 meters above sea level.
Important crops are potatoes, olive, almonds, grains, grapes, cotton and diary products. Natural resources are copper, zinc, aluminum, molybdenum, cement, granite and marble. Industry: chemical, textiles, food industries, carpet weaving. |
RELIGION
The majority of the population is Christian. The Armenians were the first in the world to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. The center of Armenian Apostolic Church is in Echmiadzin. |
YEREVAN - CAPITAL OF ARMENIA The capital of Armenia is a city of Yerevan, It is the political, cultural, educational and industrial center of Armenia. Yerevan is known as a rosy-colored city, as its buildings and monuments are built of Armenian tufa. That amazing pink stone exists in all its shades created by the super-strong heat of volcanoes of the omnipotent Nature. Yerevan is also known as the ‘City of Fountains’. It is a city of Christian cathedrals, modern airports, theatres and museums, universities & academies, parks & research labs, squares & industrial sites and finally art loving and sophisticated people.
Its vast squares, wide streets and avenues, green parks & gardens, blossoming with colors of apricot and cherry trees in springtime give the city a special charm. Its refreshing fountains offer coolness in the hot summer days.
Yerevan is a more beautiful city by night. Hundreds of indoors and outdoors cafes with live music, concert halls and theatres, hotel and restaurants, discos, supermarkets and clubs make downtown a favorite place both for city hosts and tourists.
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CLIMATE
The climate of Armenia is highland continental, dry with four seasons. Temperatures can vary considerably between seasons. The summer is generally pleasant reaching 35 degree, though in the Ararat valley temperature may reach up to 40 degree. Winters are cold dipping to 5 degree below zero. Autumn is considered as the finest season with abundance of fruits, warm and velvety weather. Mountainous areas receive the most precipitation in the form of rain and snow. The most arid region of the country is along the Araks River. |
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
Armenia is a democratic country with presidential system of rule. It has a form a government comprised of an executive, a judicial, and a unicameral legislative branch. The 260 deputies of the Parliament, known as the Supreme Council, form the highest legislative body in the country. The Supreme Council has 16 committees, which along with ministries and state administrations, are actively involved in writing and legislation of draft laws. Deputies to the Supreme Council are elected by a general election every five years. The President is also elected every five years by universal suffrage. Armenian administrative structure consists of 37 regions, 27 cities, 31 towns and 921 villages. The majority of Armenian population lives in urban areas (68%) and the country has a population density of 110.5 per sq. km.
ARMENIA IS A FULL MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
The meeting of the Council of Europe Ministerial Committee (January 2001) voted to admit Armenia as full member of the Council of Europe. Armenia has now become the 42nd member of this prestigious pan-European organization.
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YEREVAN - CAPITAL OF ARMENIA
The capital of Armenia is a city of Yerevan , It is the political, cultural, educational and industrial center of Armenia . Yerevan is known as a rosy-colored city, as its buildings and monuments are built of Armenian tufa. That amazing pink stone exists in all its shades created by the superstrong heat of volcanoes of the omnipotent Nature. Yerevan is also known as the City of Fountains . It is a city of Christian cathedrals, modern airports, theatres and museums, universities and academies, parks and research labs, squares and industrial sites and, finally, of art loving and sophisticated people.
Its vast squares, wide streets and avenues, green parks and gardens, blossoming with colors of apricot and cherry trees in springtime, give the city a special charm. Its refreshing fountains offer coolness in the hot summer days.
Yerevan is a more beautiful city by night. Hundreds of indoors and outdoors cafes with life music, Concert halls and theatres, hotel and restaurants, discos, supermarkets and clubs make downtown a favourite place both for city hosts and tourists.
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LOCAL TRANSPORT
Yerevan has a well-developed public transit system with metro, city buses, trolley buses and mini-vans operating. Most people in the capital use public transit. Taxis and private cars are also available.
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