Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Tatev Monastery is just one of five UNESCO-listed religious sites worth visiting in Armenia, the world’s first Christian ...

-- Prior to my Sabbatical travels to Armenia last summer, the No. 1 FAQ was, "Where in the world is Armenia?" The rich Armenian culture developed in the Caucasus, the peninsula between the Baltic and ...

Armenian specialists, in April, conducted archaeological work on the site of the Arakelots monastery complex located near the ...

Armenia, located in the highlands of West Asia, has just become easier to visit for Europeans. The country of windswept peaks, medieval stone monasteries and a capital city of monumental architecture ...

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. During the 13th session of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflictat the ...

I'm sitting in my living room, peering down through a virtual reality headset into a dirt pit in Khor Virap where legend says St. Gregory the Illuminator was held for 15 years before curing his captor ...

The absence of Mount Ararat from Armenia's new biometric passports is the latest effort from Yerevan to decouple Armenians ...

Where: Vorotnavank Monastery, Syunik Province, Armenia When: June 2017 Distance from Fargo: 6,043 miles Comments: "We went to Armenia to visit my son living in a remote village serving in the Peace ...

Alen Grigour on Friday emphasized that there is no cause for concern regarding the condition of Iran’s UNESCO-designated churches [and chapels], ISNA reported. “Comprehensive cooperation among related ...

In late 2020, long-simmering tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a disputed territory escalated into war. Over six weeks, missiles, drone attacks, and heavy artillery fire erupted throughout ...