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Norashen, Tavush
Norashen ( hy, Նորաշեն) is a village in the Berd Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. There is a museum in the village, as well as a cyclopean fort close by. Gallery Norashen Tavush Province-02.jpeg, A view of Norashen Cyclopean fortress in Norashen.jpg, The cyclopean fort Norashen (Tavush) central street.jpg, Street in Norashen Նորաշեն գյուղի սարերում.jpg, Scenery around Norashen Monument Norashen (Tavush).jpg, WWII monument in Norashen Norashen nature.jpg, Scenery around Norashen Monument in Norashen, Tavush.jpg, Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ... memorial in Norashen References External links *Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 113, available online at thUS embassy to Armenia's website* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |