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Armenia Tour

Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան, romanized: Hayastan ), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun ), is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia, on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Congress Hotel, Yerevan Erebuni Fortress Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex Urartu Restaurant, Yerevan Republic Square, Yerevan Charentsi 28 Restaurant Hovhannavank Monastery Karmravor Church Tsiranavor Church, Ashtarak Spitakavor Church, Ashtarak Ashtarak, Armenia Caravansary of Aruch Aruch Cathedral Monastery Complex Talin Cathedral Monastery Complex Church of Kamsarakan S. Astvatsatsin Church of Saint John, Mastara Araks Hotel, Gyumri Arevik Church Gyumri Survival

Zvartnots International Airport

Zvartnots International Airport (Armenian: Զվարթնոց միջազգային օդանավակայան, (IATA: EVN, ICAO: UDYZ) is located near Zvartnots, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. It is the busiest airport in the country. Source:  Zvartnots International Airport - Wikipedia

Lavash Baking and Traditional Lunch

Lavash (Armenian: լավաշ; Azerbaijani: Lavaş ; Turkish: lavaş ; Kurdish: nanê loş‎; Persian: لواش‎) is a soft, thin unleavened flatbread traditionally baked in a tandoor ( tonir ) and eaten all over the South Caucasus, Western Asia, the United States and the areas surrounding the Caspian Sea. Lavash is one of the most widespread types of bread in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. The traditional recipe can be adapted to the modern kitchen by using a griddle or wok instead of the tonir. In 2014, "Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia" was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In 2016, making and sharing flatbread (lavash, katyrma, jupka or yufka) in communities of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey was inscribed on the list as well. Lavash is similar to yufka , but in Turkish cuisine lavash ( lavaş ) is prepared with a yeast dough w

Temple of Garni

The Temple of Garni (Armenian: Գառնիի տաճար, Gaṙnii tačar ) is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union. Built in the Ionic order in the village of Garni, Armenia, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. The structure was probably built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III. According to some scholars it was not a temple but a tomb and thus survived the destruction of pagan structures. It collapsed in a 1679 earthquake. Renewed interest in the 19th century led to excavations at the site in early and mid-20th century, and its eventual reconstruction between 1969 and 1975, using the anastylosis method. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Armenia and the central shrine of Hetanism (Armenian neopaganis