Suren Markosyan
Suren Markosyan ( hy, Սուրեն Մարկոսյան, born 17 September 1984) is an 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 ' ...n Freestyle wrestler. He became a Junior European Champion in 2004. Markosyan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 66 kg division. References External links Sports-Reference.com 1984 births Living people People from Garni Armenian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Armenia Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Armenian people {{Armenia-wrestling-bio-stub ...
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Garni
Garni ( hy, Գառնի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is known for the nearby classical temple. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 6,910. History The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartian King Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably sometime in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later around the 1st century AD the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia and where he and his family were assassinated by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was eventually sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area destroying the temple. Monuments and landmark ...
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