"...and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month,
the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat."
Bible. Genesis, Chapter 8:4

Welcome to the country which history begins from the biblical mountain Ararat, where Noah's sons repopulated the Earth after the Great Flood, where the rainbow first appeared, where Noah first planted the vine, the country which was the first who adopted Christianity as a state religion and the country which sun gives warmth to all visitors. Armenia is an epic land. It is one of the ancient countries with a long, great and at times tragic history. Beautiful mountainous landscapes, numerous cultural and historical monuments of Armenia would never leave one cold!

General information

Official name: Republic of Armenia (RA) Official Language: Armenian Area: 29.80 thousand square kilometers Population: 3.3 million Capital City: Yerevan; 1.2 million Religion: Christian, Armenian Apostolic Church Religious center: Echmiatsin Political structure: Presidential Republic Currency Unit: Armenian Dram (AMD) introduced in 1993 Time: GMT + 4 Average elevation: 1800 m. The greatest height: Aragats mountain - 4090 m. The least height: Debed river canyon - 380 m. Weights and measurements: metric Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz Visa: Visa required Ethnic groups:Armenians 93%, others (Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews - 7%) Climate: Dry,continental

Historical information

IV-III thousand years B.C. - origin of forearmenian tribal unions on the territory of the Armenian Plateau.
782 B.C. - establishment of Yerevan city.
VI-V centuries B.C. - completion of the Armenian people's ethnic forming on the Armenian Plateau territory and development of the Armenian language.
301 A.D. - official acceptance by Armenia of Christianity as a state religion.
405 A.D. - creation of the Armenian Alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots - the basis of written language.