Culture & Society
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Government
The official title of the country is the Republic of Armenia (RA) (Hayastani Hanrapetutiun). |
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Famous Armenians
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| Picture | Religion Mostly Christians since the early 4th century , Armenians are the first state to adopt Christianity as an official religion; traditionally dated to 301 (some sources claim the date was 311-314). By comparison, Rome did not adopt Christianity as a state religion until 380.more... |
| Picture | Art Art in Armenia can be said to have begun over 12,000 years ago, when the first pictograms were carved on boulders at the top of the Geghama and Vardenis mountain ranges by ancestral Armenians. Depictions of astrological signs, stories of important battles, of the hunt, and an awareness of the curve of the earth and the concept of time are shown among thousands of carvings dating to the Stone Age. Other ancient art works include the Vishap, or Dragon Stone. more... |
| Picture | Literature If you take into account the earliest attempts at writing, then the literary tradition in Armenia began sometime between 7000 and 12,000 years ago, when humans first carved their experiences into rock pictograms found on the Geghama Mountain Range.more... |
| Map | Theatre & Film Armenia’s theatre tradition was first depicted in 7000-12,000 year old petroglyphs on its mountains, showing ritual dance and story telling in front of groups of people huddled around a fire—Armenia’s first “audiences”.more... |
| Picture | Music Armenian music has very old roots, reaching back to the beginning of civilization. Along with indigenous African music, traditional Armenian music may be one of the oldest continuously used musical systems in the world.more... |
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Dance
Armenian dance is one of the oldest forms of art in the Near East. Aneolithic to Bronze Age rock carvings on Armenia’s mountains show scenes of circle dancing. These dances were probably accompanied by singing or the playing of musical instruments.more... |
| Picture | Cuisine This page is for the culinary traveler; the dining enthusiast who believes that gastronomic pleasure can be a destination in itself. Armenia welcomes you to the table, and to the gustatory delights that await you here!more... |
