Travel to Armenia - Sights, History, Armenian Holidays

Learn All About Armenia in our website. Armenian History, Armenian Sights, Armenian Holidays, Events, Activities and many more. ABOUT ARMENIA: Armenia is a sovereign state located in the South Caucasus. Located in West Asia on the Armenian Highlands, which is the historic homeland of Armenian people. It is bordered by Georgia from the north, Iran from the south, Azerbaijan from the north-east and the south-west and Turkey from the west. Armenia and Artsakh map The territory of the Republic of Armenia is 29,800 square km. Very similar to Belgium’s and Albania’s territory sizes. It lies at an average point of 1800 meters above sea level. 76.5% of the republican territory is on the height of 1000-2500m above sea level. The highest point is Mount Aragats (4090m). The lowest point – the valley of the Debed River (375 m). Mount Ararat is the most important symbol of the country. Currently, it is in the territory of Turkey. The largest city and the capital is Yerevan. As of January 1, 2017 the population of Armenia is 2 986 100. The population of Yerevan is 1,060,138. Moreover, 97.9% of the population are of ethnic Armenian origin. Among other minorities are Russians, Yezidi, Assyrians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Georgians, and Belarusians. Armenia has a very large diasporas. About 8 million Armenians live around the world. Armenia is a part of Europe. However, we can say that it is an intercontinental country. It is due to its location in the southern Caucasus, on the...