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Orthodox Armenia

Orthodox Armenia is one of the most ancient countries on Earth. Its history appears everywhere, from the capital city of Yerevan to the confined ends of the nation. Having survived Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and dozens of other attempts to be conquered, it has remained independent for most of its history.

Noravank

Khachkar

Keghart Monastery

The Monastery of Keghart was constructed in 1215

Mount Ararat and the Monastery of Khor Virab

Lake Sevan is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world, covering 5% of the territory of Armenia

The temple of Karni was constructed over 2. 000 years ago

Basalt prisms crystallised in the barrel of Karni

Orthodox Monastery of Akhtala

The Monastery of Haghardzin, in the Davush region, constructed in the end of the XIII century

Haghbad Monastery X-XIII centuries

The Opera House of Yerevan

Mount Ararat

Yerevan

The Cathedral of Etchmiadzin

Dancing fountains in the Republic Square, Yerevan

Presidential Palace in Yerevan

THE END Music: Cantos Gregorianos This presentation was translated from Spanish to English in January 2009 by Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra Western Armenian spelling is used for place names katoomba@cytanet. com. cy