Armenia
Ancient Christian republic
Armenia is a small, landlocked country in the South Caucasus region, bordered by Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.
One of the world's oldest civilizations, it was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD.
The Armenian genocide of 1915, in which Ottoman Turks killed over a million Armenians, remains central to Armenian identity and a source of ongoing diplomatic tension with Turkey.
My grandmother emigrated from Armenia after the genocide.
Pliable Armenian flatbread
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
- apricotFuzzy orange stone fruit
- illuminated manuscriptsHand-adorned medieval book pages
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
Armenian capital city
- AraratSacred Armenian mountain
- LoriEnglish feminine given name
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
Of ancient Iranian empire
Named for a pope
Name shared by country and state
- AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus country
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
- Caspian SeaEarth's biggest lake
- borderlandTerritory at a boundary
Former communist superpower
- SSRSoviet constituent republic
- RussificationEnforced cultural assimilation
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- BrezhnevSoviet general secretary
perestroika · independence · 1991 · CIS · post-Soviet · planned economy · Moscow · Russian influence
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Pliable Armenian flatbread
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
- apricotFuzzy orange stone fruit
- illuminated manuscriptsHand-adorned medieval book pages
folk dance · cognac · chess
Yerevan
Armenian capital city
- AraratSacred Armenian mountain
- LoriEnglish feminine given name
- landlockedHaving no sea access
Parthian
Of ancient Iranian empire
Gregorian
Named for a pope
monastery · Holy See · illuminated manuscripts · saints · baptism
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
- AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus country
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
- Caspian SeaEarth's biggest lake
USSR
Former communist superpower
- SSRSoviet constituent republic
- RussificationEnforced cultural assimilation
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
Brezhnev · perestroika · independence · 1991 · CIS · post-Soviet · planned economy · Moscow · Russian influence
- Landlocked CountriesAustria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Czechia
- Ancient KingdomsPersia, Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, Kush
- Armenian HistoryEtchmiadzin, Yerevan, Mount Ararat, Ararat, statehood
- ByzantiumByzantine Empire, Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium
- Caucasian KingdomsIberia, Albania, Georgia, Lori, Dagestan
- Caucasus historyAzerbaijan, Georgia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Tbilisi
ArmeniaAzerbaijan
South Caucasus country
Turkey · Ottoman Empire · genocide denial · Russian Empire · Persian Empire
- Armenian HighlandsWestern Asian elevated plateau
- Armenian GenocideOttoman massacre of Armenians