Armenia<\/strong> is a nation, and former Soviet republic<\/strong>, in The mountainous Caucasus<\/strong> region straddling Asia and Europe. Among the earliest Christian civilizations<\/strong>, it\u2019s defined by religious sites including the reconstructed Greco-Roman Temple of Garni<\/strong> and 4th-century Etchmiadzin Cathedral<\/strong>, headquarters of the Armenian Church<\/strong>. Another pilgrimage site is Khor Virap Monastery, in the foothills of Mt. Ararat, just across the border with Turkey<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Armenia<\/strong> lies in the highlands surrounding the Biblical mountains of Ararat<\/strong>. The original Armenian<\/strong> name for the country was Hayk, later Hayastan<\/strong>, translated as the land of Haik<\/strong>, and consisting of the name of the ancient Mesopotamian god Haya<\/strong> and the Persian suffix ‘-stan’ (“land”). The historical enemy of Hayk<\/strong> (the legendary ruler of Armenia), Hayastan, was Bel, or in other words Baal The name Armenia<\/strong> was given to the country by the surrounding states, and it is traditionally derived from Armenak or Aram (the great-grandson of Haik’s great-grandson<\/strong>, and another leader who is, according to Armenian tradition<\/strong>, the ancestor of all Armenians<\/strong>). <\/p>\n In the Bronze Age<\/strong>, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including <\/strong>the Hittite Empire<\/strong> (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi<\/strong> (1600\u20131200 BC). Soon after the Hayasa-Azzi<\/strong> were the Nairi (1400\u20131000 BC) and The Kingdom of Urartu<\/strong> (1000\u2013600 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland<\/strong>. Each of the aforementioned nations<\/strong> and tribes participated in The Ethnogenesis of the Armenian people Yerevan, <\/strong>the modern capital of Armenia<\/strong><\/em>, dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni<\/strong> in 782 BC by King Argishti I<\/strong> at the western extreme of the Ararat plain<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Erebuni has been described as “designed as a great administrative and religious center, a fully royal capital. The Iron Age kingdom of Urartu<\/strong> was replaced by the Orontid Dynasty<\/strong> Following Persian and subsequent Macedonian rule, The Artaxiad dynasty from 190 BC<\/strong> gave rise to The Kingdom of Armenia<\/strong> which rose to the peak of its influence under Tigranes before falling under Roman rule.<\/p>\n The culture of Armenia<\/strong> encompasses many elements that are based on the geography, literature, architecture, dance, and music of the people<\/strong>. The culture is similar to and yet distinct from many of the bordering countries<\/strong> like Georgia and Iran<\/strong>, as well as Mediterranean nations such as Greece and Cyprus<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 1) Yerevan<\/strong> 1) Mezzo-Classic House<\/strong> Welcome To Armenia – Places to Visit in Armenia, Sightseen and Tour [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1389,1588,1587],"tags":[2171,2172,2173,2174,2175,2176,2177],"class_list":["post-173610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-europe-en-ca","category-destination-info-en-ca","category-news-en-ca","tag-armenia-en-ca","tag-culture-of-armenia-en-ca","tag-history-of-armenia-en-ca","tag-night-clubs-at-armenia-en-ca","tag-popular-destinations-at-armenia-en-ca","tag-tourism-in-armenia-en-ca","tag-yerevan-en-ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}History Of Armenia<\/h3>\n
Culture Of Armenia<\/h3>\n
Places To Visit In Armenia<\/h3>\n
\n 2) Lake Sevan<\/strong>
\n 3) Dilijan<\/strong>
\n 4) Tatev<\/strong>
\n 5) Garni<\/strong>
\n 6) Goris<\/strong>
\n 7) Jermuk<\/strong>
\n 8) Gyumri<\/strong>
\n 9) Alverdi<\/strong>
\n 10) Sevan<\/strong>
\n 11) Meghri<\/strong>
\n 12) Kapan<\/strong>
\n 13) Stepanavan<\/strong><\/p>\nNight Clubs In Armenia<\/h3>\n
\n 2) Stop-Music Club<\/strong>
\n 3) 12 Club<\/strong>
\n 4) Affect Club<\/strong>
\n 5) AJZ Space<\/strong>
\n 6) Chameleon Club<\/strong>
\n 7) Charlotte Cabaret<\/strong>
\n 8) Coliseum Club<\/strong>
\n 9) Detroit Rock City Club<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"