ARMENIA
Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as state religion.
When did Armenians adopted Christianity as a State Religion? 1. 1 st century AD AD AD 4. 9 th century B.C
Town of ECHMIADZIN
Echmiadzin, the residence of Catholicos, 4 th century A.D.
Town of ECHMIADZIN CHURCH HRIPSIME St. HRIPSIMEH CHURCH, 7th century A.D.
Town of ECHMIADZIN CHURCH GAYANE St. GAYANE CHURCH, 7th century A.D.
NORAVANK 13th century A.D.
NORAVANK
GEGHART CATHEDRAL 4th-13th century A.D.
KHOR VIRAP 16 th -18 th century A.D.
SAKHMOSAVANK 13 th century A.D
OSHAKAN, 19 th century A.D.
GARNI, 1 st century A.D. a temple existing from pagan times
UNIQUE ALPHABET
When the Armenian Alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots? A.D B.C A.D A.D
How many letters exist in the Armenian Alphabet? 22 letters 22 letters 27 letters 27 letters 35 letters 35 letters 39 letters 39 letters 51 letters 51 letters
MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM
CAPITAL OF ARMENIA YEREVAN
How old is Yerevan? 3,746 years old 3,746 years old 2,790 years old 2,790 years old 1,568 years old 1,568 years old 657 years old 657 years old
CAPITAL OF ARMENIA YEREVAN is 2,790 year-old
An old street in Yerevan
GENOCIDE MEMORIAL (genocide organized by Turks in )
SYMBOLS OF ARMENIA
KHACHKARKHACH-crossKAR-stone
KHACHKARS
MountainARARAT
LAKE SEVAN
Armenian Bread - LAVASH
Making Armenian bread - LAVASH
Armenian bread - LAVASH Making Armenian bread - LAVASH
Armenian bread - LAVASH
NATIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Duduk
WORLD FAMOUS ARMENIANS
ART Archile Gorky Armenian-American Painter ( ) Ivan Aivazovsky Armenian-Russian Painter ( ) The Ninth Wave
Authors William Saroyan Armenian-American short story writer, novelist, playwright ( ) ) Henri Troyat (Levon Aslan Torossian) French-Armenian Author, biographer, historian and novelist ( )
Entertainment/Film Atom Egoyan Born in 1960 Armenian-Canadian Film Director Cher (Cherylin Sarkisian) Born in 1946 American-Armenian Singer, Actress Charle Aznavour Born in 1946 French-Armenian Singer, Actor
Entertainment/Music PATRICK FIORI Born in 1969 French-Armenian Singer SYSTEM OF A DOWN American Rock Band Major members:John Dolmayan, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian
Entertainment/Music ARAM KHACHATURIAN Armenian Composer ( ) ARNO BABAJANIAN Armenian Composer ( )
Armenian Beauties Alice Panikian Miss Universe Canada 2006 Lusine Tovmasyan Miss Armenia 2003 Vice Miss Europe 2005
SPORT ANDRE AGASSI American-Armenian Tennis Player World Champion in 1995
INVENTORS The First Color TV (1928) Artem Mikoyan Aircraft designer ( ) MiG aircraft Hovhannes Abgari Adamian Engineer ( )
INVENTORS Armenian LUTHER GEORGE SIMJIAN Armenian inventor ( ) ATM (1939) Postage Meter Autofocus Camera Flight Stimulator More than 200 inventions!
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