Armenia Experience

10/11/2024

Sunset in mountains 🌅

08/11/2024

Tatev Monastery 💚

03/11/2024

Haghartsin Monastery, Dilijan National Park 🍁🍂
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29/10/2024

Azat reservoir and Ararat 🤎💙

26/10/2024

Please welcome mt.Ararat 💙💙💙

24/10/2024

Majestic Geghard Monastery 🩶
#туризм #турыпоармении #гид #гидвармении

24/10/2024

Jermuk resort town 🧡

Jermuk is known for its hot springs and mineral water brands bottled in the town. It is attractive for its fresh air, waterfall, artificial lakes, walking trails, the surrounding forests, and mineral water pools.

14/10/2024

St. Hovhannes Church, also known as Meghri Monastery, is a 17th-century church located in the town of Meghri in the Syunik Province of Armenia.
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13/10/2024

Today, Yerevan celebrates the 2806th anniversary❤️💙
Happy anniversary🍾

11/10/2024

The southernmost city in Armenia💙

09/10/2024

Armenian breakfast 😋

07/10/2024

Abandoned railway station in Megri🇦🇲

06/10/2024

Khachkar (Cross stone), Noravank Monastery 🇦🇲
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29/09/2024

Echmiadzin Cathedral ⛪️
After the restoration the doors are open.

18/09/2024

The head and hand of a statue of the Armenian goddess Anahit have arrived in Armenia for the first time, following the British Museum’s decision to loan them for a six-month exhibition. This marks the first time these fragments will be displayed in Armenia. The exhibition, titled “Mother Goddess: From Anahit to Mary,” will open on September 21, 2024, Armenia’s Independence Day, at the History Museum of Armenia, and will run until March 21, 2025.

Known as the Satala Aphrodite, the 2nd or 1st century BC statue fragments were discovered in 1871 in Satakh/Satala (classical Armenia Minor, present-day Sadak, Turkey). Though usually associated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite, the statue has been linked to her Armenian equivalent, Anahit, the goddess of fertility, healing, wisdom, and water. Italian art dealer Alessandro Castellani sold the head to the British Museum in 1873 and donated the hand in 1875.

The main temple of Anahit was located in Yeriza, a town in Upper Armenia. The temple was looted in 34 BC during the invasion led by Roman general Mark Antony. His soldiers broke the massive golden statue of Anahit and took it to Rome. According to legend, the first soldier who attacked the statue went blind, then mad, and later died.

The British Museum is known for its extensive collection and commitment to exhibiting its treasures worldwide. As a global center for cultural exchange, the museum provides more than 5,000 exhibits each year, making rare and valuable artifacts like the Anahit statue accessible to international audiences.

03/09/2024

Rya Taza (lit. 'New way') is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
It was formerly known as Kondakhsaz or known by locals as Qundesaz. Most residents of Rya Taza are Sipki Yezidis who migrated to the Aparan region from Kars in the 19th century.
In December 2020, a Yezidi cleric from the Lalish holy site located in Iraq blessed a newly built temple named after Shekhubekir which is open to the public.

31/08/2024