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Vardan Stepanyan
Vardan Stepanyan (; March 9, 1966 – July 3, 1992), better known as Dushman Vardan, was an Armenians, Armenian military commander during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He is considered a hero in Armenia. Early life and service in Afghanistan Vardan Stepanyan was born on March 9, 1966, in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia. After finishing the Tumanyan School #32 of Yerevan in 1983, he was drafted to the Soviet army. He served in Soviet–Afghan War, Afghanistan from 1984 to 1986. For his service there, Stepanyan was awarded with Medal "For Courage" (Russia), Medal "For Courage" and Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR". After being discharged from the Red Army, Stepanyan was admitted into the Yerevan State University Department of Law. Karabakh war Stepanyan joined the Karabakh movement in early 1988. He initially led the group of Armenian veterans of the Afghanistan War in transferring weapons and equipment to Karabakh Armenians. Since 1989, Stepanyan participated in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the Historical capitals of Armenia, capital since 1918, the Historical capitals of Armenia, fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BCE, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni Fortress, Erebuni in 782 BCE by King Argishti I of Urartu, Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1plus
Alplus or A1+ ( hy, Ա1+) is an independent Armenian media network. Until 2002, it had a TV channel which was closed by the government of Robert Kocharyan. Now it is present online at www.a1plus.am. See also *Media in Armenia
The mass media in Armenia refers to mass media outlets based in Armenia. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related rev ...
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Lachin
Lachin ( az, Laçın, , ; hy, Բերձոր, translit=Berdzor; ku, Laçîn) is a town in Azerbaijan and the administrative center of the Lachin District. It is located within the strategic Lachin corridor, which links the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. The town was occupied by Armenian forces in 1992, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and its local Azerbaijani and Kurdish population was expelled, while Armenians settled in. The town came under the ''de facto'' control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, administrated as part of its Kashatagh Province. It came under the supervision of the Russian peacekeeping force following the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Lachin and the villages of Sus and Zabukh returned under Azerbaijan's control on 26 August 2022. History Early history Cuneiform inscriptions dating back to the Urartian period have been found in the caves surrounding the town. The area was first mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malybeyli
Malibeyli ( az, Malıbəyli) or Ajapnyak ( hy, Աջափնյակ) is a village ''de facto'' part of Stepanakert city in the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... References External links * * Stepanakert Populated places in Shusha District {{Shusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepanakert
/ az, Xankəndi, italic=no , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = File:StepanakertCollage.jpg , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = From top left: Holy Mother of God Cathedral Renaissance Square • Downtown Stepanakert Stepanakert Airport • Stepanakert skyline Park Hotel Artsakh • ''We Are Our Mountains'' Artsakh University • Stepanakert Memorial , image_flag = Flag of Stepanakert, Artsakh.svg , shield_size = 75px , map_caption = Location of Stepanakert in Artsakh and in Azerbaijan. , pushpin_map = Republic of Artsakh#Azerbaijan , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Artsakh , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Stepanakert , subdivision_type2 = Country , subdivision_name2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khojaly (city)
Khojaly ( az, Xocalı, ; hy, Խոջալու, translit=Khojalu) or Ivanyan ( hy, Իվանյան) is a town ''de facto'' in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert Airport is located to the immediate south of the town. The town was the second largest Azerbaijani town in the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast until the mass killing and exodus of its Azerbaijani population during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Toponymy The Azerbaijani name of the town, Khojaly, derives from ''khoja'' (''xoca''), which is the Azerbaijani spelling of the Persian word ''khawaja'', meaning master. In 2001 the settlement was renamed ''Ivanyan'' by Artsakh, after the late general of the Artsakh Defence Army, Kristapor Ivanyan. History According to the 1910 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', Khojaly had 184 Tatar (i.e. Azerbaijani) inhabitants in 1908. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goris
Goris ( hy, Գորիս) is a town and the centre of the urban community of Goris, in Syunik Province at the south of Armenia. Located in the valley of the Goris (or Vararak) River, it is 254 km from the Armenian capital Yerevan and 67 km from the provincial capital Kapan. Goris is the second-largest city in Syunik in terms of population. During the 2011 census, it had a population of 20,591, down from 23,261 reported in the 2001 census. However, as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Goris was 20,300. Goris is the seat of the Diocese of Syunik of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Goris is considered one of the most important historical and cultural sites of Armenia. It is often regarded as the cultural center of Syunik. Because of this, it is a favored tourist destination for both local and foreign travelers and has a large number of hotels and inns. Following the administrative reforms in 2016, the community of Goris was enlarged to include the surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardenis
Vardenis ( hy, Վարդենիս) is a town and urban municipal community in the southeastern part of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is located in the valley of the Masrik River, on the territory of the Masrik artesian basin at above sea level, near the southeastern shores of Lake Sevan. It is by road east of the capital Yerevan, and southeast of the provincial centre Gavar. The administrative territory of Vardenis comprises , of which is occupied by the town itself. Vardenis obtained its status as an urban settlement in 1995. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 12,685. However, as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Vardenis is 12,600. Etymology Until 1969, Vardenis was known as ''Basarkechar'' (; ; ). The town was also known as ''Vasakashen'' (). History The current territory of Vardenis was part of the ''Sotk'' canton of historic Syunik; the 9th province of Greater Armenia. According to traditional legends, the settlement was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ararat, Armenia
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the Yerevan- Nakhchivan highway, southeast of the capital Yerevan and south of the provincial centre Artashat. In the 2011 census, the population of the town was 20,235. As per the 2016 official estimate, the population is around 20,300. Etymology The town was officially named Ararat in 1947 after the nearby biblical Mountains of Ararat. Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ''Ararat''; Western Armenian: ''Ararad''; he, אֲרָרָט). History The foundation of the Ararat cement was launched in 1927 within Soviet Armenia, accompanied by the construction of few residential apartments to accommodate the workers. In 1930, the settlement was officially formed as a labour accommodation area, while the cement plant gave its first production in 1933. In 1935, the settlement was enlarged with the inclusion of the surrounding rural areas. In 1947, it was officially named Ararat, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamshadin
The Shamshadin District ( hy, Շամշադինի շրջան) was a ''raion'' (district) of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1929 and later in 1991 of the Republic of Armenia until its disestablishment in 1995. The Shamshadin district today constitutes a southeastern part of the Tavush Province ( ''marz''). Its administrative centre was the town of Berd. History The Shamshadin district was formed on the territory of the Armenian SSR on 24 June 1929, originally a part of the Dilijan uezd which had been separated from the tsarist Kazakh uezd in 1921. Shortly after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the administration of the Republic of Armenia consolidated the Shamshadin, Noyemberyan and Ijevan districts into the larger Tavush Province. Demographics According to the 1939 census, Shamshadin was the most homogenous region of the Armenian SSR. Villages There were 16 villages in the Shamshadin District: * Berd * Aygedzor * Aygepar * Artsvaberd * Varagavan * Veri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noyemberyan
Noyemberyan ( hy, Նոյեմբերյան) is a town and urban municipal community in the northeast of Armenia, within the Tavush Province. It is located 2 km west of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and 9 km south of the Armenia-Georgia border. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 5,310. As per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Noyemberyan is around 4,900. Etymology Noyemberyan was known as ''Barana'' ( hy, Բարանա) until 1937. According to historian Makar Barkhudaryants, the old name ''Barana'' or ''Parana'' ( hy, Պարանա) is a dialectical form of the Armenian word ''aparan'' ( hy, ապարան), meaning ''palace''. In 1938, it was renamed ''Noyemberyan'' (meaning the ''city of November'') by the Soviets to commemorate the entry of the Soviet Red Army into Armenia that took place on November 29, 1920. History Historically, the area of modern-day Noyemberyan was part of the ''Koghbapor'' ( hy, Կողբափոր) canton of Gugark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
