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<title><![CDATA[Aram Andonian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3460/Aram-Andonian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:21:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aram Andonian (1875, Istanbul - December 23, 1952, Paris) was an Armenian journalist, historian and writer.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Krikor Balakian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3459/Krikor-Balakian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:19:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Krikor Balakian 1875 – 8 October 1934), was an Armenian bishop, an eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide and a witness at the trial in Berlin against Soghomon Tehlirian, the murderer of Talât Pasha. Krikor Balakian is the great-uncle of Peter Balakian, the US-American writer and poet.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Nazaret Daghavarian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3458/Nazaret-Daghavarian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:18:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nazaret Daghavarian (Chaderjian, 1862, Sebastia - 1915) was an Armenian doctor, agronomist and public activist, one of the founders of Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hagop Baronian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3457/Hagop-Baronian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hakop Baronian (1843–1891) was an influential Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century. Born in Edirne, Paronian is widely acknowledged as the greatest Armenian satirist of all time, closely followed by Yervant Odian.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Erukhan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3456/Erukhan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:12:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Erukhan (1870-1915) was the pen name for Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian. He was an Armenian writer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was arrested, tortured, and killed by the Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Diran Kelekian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3455/Diran-Kelekian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:10:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Diran Kelekian (Dikran Kelegian, 1862, Kayseri - 1915, Çankırı) was an Ottoman Armenian journalist, writer and professor of Ottoman University (Istanbul), editor of "Cihan" (since 1883) and "Sabah" (since 1908) newspapers. Armenian Genocide victim.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mekhitar]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3454/Mekhitar</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:07:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mekhitar da Pietro, known as Abbot Mekhitar, also spelled Mkhitar, (meaning Mekhitar of Sebaste) born Petros Manuk (Manouk Petrosian) (1676-1749) was an Armenian Catholic monk (convert from Armenian Orthodox) and a prominent scholar and theologian (see Vardapet) who founded what would become the Mekhitarist Order.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Yervant Odian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3453/Yervant-Odian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:49:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yervant Odian (1869-1926) is considered to be one of the most influential Armenian satirists, along with the roughly contemporary Hagop Baronian. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Vartan Pasha]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3452/Vartan-Pasha</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:15:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vartan Pasha (Hovsep Vartanian or Osep Vartanian) was an Ottoman Armenian statesman, author and journalist of the 19th century, promoted to the rank of "Pasha" after three decades in the service of the state.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Karekin Pastermadjian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3451/Karekin-Pastermadjian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Karekin Pastermadjian, more famously known by his nom de guerre Armen Karo, was one of the distinguished leaders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and an ambassador.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ruben Sevak]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3450/Ruben-Sevak</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:20:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rupen Sevag (February 15, 1885 - August 26, 1915) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Levon Shant]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3449/Levon-Shant</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:18:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Levon Shant (born Levon Seghoposian on April 6, 1869 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - died November 29, 1951 in Beirut; Lebanon), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Siamanto]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3448/Siamanto</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:11:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Atom Yarjanian, better known by his pen name Siamanto (1878 - 1915), was an influential Armenian writer, poet and national figure from the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was killed by the Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Papken Siuni]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3447/Papken-Siuni</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:09:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bedros Parian (1873-1896) better known by his nom de guerre Papken Siuni, was an important figure in the Armenian national movement, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation member and the leader, alongside Karekin Pastermadjian (Armen Garo), of the 1896 Ottoman Bank takeover.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Bedros Tourian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3446/Bedros-Tourian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:07:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bedros Tourian or Petros Duryan (1851-1872) was a famous Western Armenian poet, playwright and actor.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Daniel Varujan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3445/Daniel-Varujan</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:01:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Daniel Varujan or "Taniel Varujan"(April 20, 1884-August 26, 1915) is one of the significant Armenian poets of the 20th century.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Agop Dilaçar]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3425/Agop-Dilaçar</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:28:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Agop Martayan Dilaçar (May 22, 1895 – September 12, 1979) was an Armenian-Turkish linguist who specialized in Turkic languages and the first Secretary General and head specialist of the Turkish Language Association.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Can Arat]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3424/Can-Arat</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:26:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can Arat (born January 21, 1984 in Merdivenköy, Istanbul) is a defender playing for the Turkish Premier Super League club İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He is 1.90 meters tall and weighs 82 kilograms.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Alen Markaryan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3423/Alen-Markaryan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:25:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alen Markaryan, (born 27 May 1966, İstanbul) is a Turkish supporters leader (Turkish: Amigo) and sport columnist with Armenian descent. He is one of the most famous members of Group Çarşı.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Nurhay Nakis]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3422/Nurhay-Nakis</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:23:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nurhay Nakis was born on 1955 in Sivas, Turkey, of Armenian parents, is the president of Deportivo Armenio Futbol Club of Buenos Aires. From his childhood he has been a soccer fan, in 1971 when an Argentine team came to Turkey to play Beşiktaş J.K., Nakis went to Argentina to become one of the finest people in Argentine soccer, he was nicknamed 'El Armenio'.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Arat Dink]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3421/Arat-Dink</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Arat Dink (born 1979 in İstanbul-Turkey) is a Turkish journalist of Armenian origin and the executive editor of Agos, a bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper published in Istanbul.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Daron Acemoğlu]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3420/Daron-Acemoğlu</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kamer Daron Acemoğlu Turkish pronunciation: or Acemoglu (born September 3, 1967 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hrant  Dink]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3419/HrantDink</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:51:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hrant Dink (September 15, 1954 – January 19, 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columHrant Dink (September 15, 1954 – January 19, 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columnist.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Etyen Mahçupyan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3418/Etyen-Mahçupyan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:48:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Etyen Mahçupyan (born 1950 in Istanbul) is a Turkish-Armenian journalist and writer. Since 2007 he has been the editor-in-chief of Agos, the Armenian community's weekly newspaper. He also contributes to the Turkish national dailies Taraf and Zaman.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mıgırdiç Margosyan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3417/Mıgırdiç-Margosyan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:46:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mıgırdiç Margosyan (December 23, 1938–) is a Turkish author of Armenian descent.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Zahrad]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3416/Zahrad</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:45:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Zareh Yaldizciyan (10 May 1924– 21 February 2007), better known by his pen name Zahrad, was a Western Armenian poet.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Berç Türker Keresteciyan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3415/Berç-Türker-Keresteciyan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:43:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Berç Keresteciyan (aka Berç Türker Keresteciyan or Berç Keresteciyan Türker) (1870 – 1949) was a Turkish bank executive and politician of Armenian descent.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Artin Penik]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3414/Artin-Penik</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:41:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Artin Penik (1921 – August 15, 1982) was a Turkish-Armenian who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest of the terrorist Esenboga airport attack by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA, also known as Third October) on August 10, 1982.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Onno Tunç]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3413/Onno-Tunç</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:19:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Onno Tunç (full name Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan) was a leading Turkish-Armenian musician, working mainly as a composer and an arranger.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Yaşar Kurt]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3412/Yaşar-Kurt</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:18:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yaşar Kurt (b. 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish rock artist of Armenian origin.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Udi Hrant Kenkulian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3411/Udi-Hrant-Kenkulian</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:16:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Udi Hrant Kenkulian, often referred to as Udi Hrant ("oud-player Hrant") or as Hrant Emre ("Hrant of the soul") was an oud player of Turkish classical music, and a key transitional figure in its transformation into a contemporary popular music.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Cem Karaca]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3410/Cem-Karaca</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:07:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Muhtar Cem Karaca also called as Cem Baba (Daddy Cem or Father Cem). Legend by his fans, was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hayko Cepkin]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3409/Hayko-Cepkin</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:05:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hayko Cepkin is a Turkish musician who is mostly known for the unique music he constructs that ranges from alternative rock to melodic tunes.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Avshar Wine Factory]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3401/Avshar-Wine-Factory</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:43:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Avshar Wine Factory is one of the leading producers of alcohol drinks in Armenia. From 1968 the factory began to act as a state company but with the independence of Armenia and market economic transitions the factory was in need of radical change and since 1995 it was privatized.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Turkish Van]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3399/Turkish-Van</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:34:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Turkish Van, or simply just Van, is a recognized cat breed that was created from the cats native to the Lake Van area. The cats of this type are named in Turkish Van Kedisi in Armenian vana katu, and in Kurdish.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Gampr dog]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3398/Armenian-Gampr-dog</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Armenian Gampr is a dog breed that originated at Armenian Highlands, including the territories of modern Eastern Anatolia of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia, and bred by local people by primitive selection.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Agriculture in Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3397/Agriculture-in-Armenia</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:26:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Armenia has 2.1 million hectares of agricultural land, 72% of the country's land area. Most of this, however, are mountain pastures, and cultivable land is 480,000 hectares (452,900 hectares arable land, 27,300 hectares in orchards and vineyards), or 16% of the country's area.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Catholicos of All Armenians]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3396/Catholicos-of-All-Armenians</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:22:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Catholicos of All Armenians is the chief bishop of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches that do not accept the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3393/Grégoire-Pierre-Agagianian</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:11:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Krikor Bedros Aghajanian was a Cardinal and leader of the Armenian Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Cilicia from 1937 to 1962, and Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in the Roman Curia from 1958 to 1970. Agagianian was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Michael Petros III Kasparian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3392/Michael-Petros-III-Kasparian</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:10:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Petros III Kasbarian was a member of the Order of St. Antoine, from Aleppo, Syria.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Jacob Petros II Hovsepian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3391/Jacob-Petros-II-Hovsepian</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:01:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hagop Petros II Hovsepian

Hagop Petros II Hovsepian was born in Aleppo, Syria.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Abraham Petros I Ardzivian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3390/Abraham-Petros-I-Ardzivian</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:00:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Abraham Petros I Ardzivian was an Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia. In 1738, the Armenian Catholics of Aleppo obtained a church and brought a license to return Ardzivian to Aleppo 1739.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mkrtich Khrimian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3389/Mkrtich-Khrimian</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:56:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mkrtich Khrimian also known as Khrimian Hayrik, was an Armenian writer, newspaper editor, and political and religious leader. He served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Prelate of Van  and Catholicos of All Armenians.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Karekin II Kazanjian of Constantinople]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3388/Karekin-II-Kazanjian-of-Constantinople</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:55:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Archbishop Karekin II Kazanjian was the 83rd Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mesrob II Mutafyan of Constantinople]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3387/Mesrob-II-Mutafyan-of-Constantinople</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3387/Mesrob-II-Mutafyan-of-Constantinople</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Archbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan, also known as Mesrop Mutafyan is the 84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Guregh Israeli]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3386/Guregh-Israeli</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3386/Guregh-Israeli</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:51:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Patriarch Gurtegh Israeli was Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem as bishop under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1944 to 1949, succeeding Patriarch Mesrob Nishanian who had served from 1939 to 1944.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Yeghishe Derderian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3385/Yeghishe-Derderian</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3385/Yeghishe-Derderian</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:49:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Patriarch Yeghishe Derderian was Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem as bishop under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1960 to 1990.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Torkom Manoogian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3384/Torkom-Manoogian</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3384/Torkom-Manoogian</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:48:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Patriarch Torkom Manoogian is the current Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem as Archbishop under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Timeline of Armenian history]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3268/Timeline-of-Armenian-history</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3268/Timeline-of-Armenian-history</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:41:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[6000-4000 BC: Neolithic cultures of the South Caucasus, such as the Shulaveri-Shomu culture. 4000 BC: The Book of Genesis identifies the land of Ararat as the resting place of Noah's Ark after the "great deluge" described there. 3400-2000 BC: Kura-Araxes culture.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ottoman Armenian casualties]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3267/Ottoman-Armenian-casualties</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3267/Ottoman-Armenian-casualties</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:31:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ottoman Armenian casualties refers to the number of deaths of Ottoman Armenian people between 1914 to 1923. The Republic of Armenia and several other nations recognize the deaths to have occurred during an Armenian Genocide.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3266/Armenian-Sport-in-the-Ottoman-Empire</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3266/Armenian-Sport-in-the-Ottoman-Empire</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:25:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Armenian sports clubs and sportsmen played an important role in the development of sport in the Ottoman Empire. The number of the Armenian sports clubs in the Ottoman Empire reached 100.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ottoman Armenian population]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3265/Ottoman-Armenian-population</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3265/Ottoman-Armenian-population</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:17:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Ottoman Armenian population size within the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1915 is a controversial topic. Most estimates by Western scholars range from 1.5 to 2.5 million.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenians in Turkey]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3264/Armenians-in-Turkey</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3264/Armenians-in-Turkey</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:52:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Armenians in Turkey have an estimated population of 40,000 to 70,000 (the Hamshenis are not included). Most are concentrated around Istanbul.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenia–France relations]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3263/Armenia–France-relations</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3263/Armenia–France-relations</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:32:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Franco-Armenian relations have existed since the French and the Armenians established contact in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and are close to this day. 2006 was proclaimed the Year of Armenia in France.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Genocide Remembrance Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3262/Genocide-Remembrance-Day</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3262/Genocide-Remembrance-Day</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:27:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Genocide Remembrance Day is a national holiday in Armenia and is observed by Armenians in dispersed communities around the world on April 24.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[1965 Yerevan demonstrations]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3261/1965-Yerevan-demonstrations</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3261/1965-Yerevan-demonstrations</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 1965 Yerevan demonstrations were a 24 hour protest in Yerevan, Armenian SSR on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It is said that this event constitutes the first step in the struggle for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Tsitsernakaberd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3260/Tsitsernakaberd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3260/Tsitsernakaberd</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tsitsernakaberd is a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide; it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan, Armenia. Every year on April 24, hundreds of thousands of Armenians gather here to remember the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Genocide Memorial in Larnaca]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3259/Armenian-Genocide-Memorial-in-Larnaca</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3259/Armenian-Genocide-Memorial-in-Larnaca</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:15:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Genocide Memorial in Larnaca, Cyprus, is a monument dedicated to the martyrs and the survivors of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Khachkar]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3258/Khachkar</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3258/Khachkar</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:09:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A khachkar or khatchkar (meaning cross-stone) is a cross-bearing carved memorial stele covered with rosettes and botanical motifs, characteristic of Armenian art and found in Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Christian monasticism]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3257/Christian-monasticism</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3257/Christian-monasticism</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:33:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christian Monasticism is a practice which began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament, but not mandated as an institution in the scriptures.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Catholic Church]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3256/Armenian-Catholic-Church</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3256/Armenian-Catholic-Church</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3209/Armenian-Patriarchate-of-Jerusalem</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3209/Armenian-Patriarchate-of-Jerusalem</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:06:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem also known as the Armenian Patriarchate of St. James ("Apostolic See of St. James in Jerusalem") is located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Holy See of Cilicia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3208/Holy-See-of-Cilicia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3208/Holy-See-of-Cilicia</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:56:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Holy See of Cilicia (also known as "the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia") is one of two sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Since 1930, it has been headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon. Aram I has been Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Echmiadzin Gospels]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3207/Echmiadzin-Gospels</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3207/Echmiadzin-Gospels</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Echmiadzin Gospels is a 10th century Armenian Gospel Book produced in 989 at the Monastery of Bgheno-Noravank in Syunik.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3206/Armenian-Patriarch-of-Constantinople</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3206/Armenian-Patriarch-of-Constantinople</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:42:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul is today head of The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but one that has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises a spiritual authority.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Komitas Vardapet]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3205/Komitas-Vardapet</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3205/Komitas-Vardapet</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:23:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan - Komitas Vardapet by Western Armenian transliteration also Gomidas Vartabed, born on September 26 or October 8 1869 in Kütahya, Ottoman Empire, died on October 22, 1935 in Paris, France, was an Armenian priest, composer, choir leader, singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and musicologist. Many regard him as the founder of modern Armenian classical music.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Gregory the Illuminator]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3204/Gregory-the-Illuminator</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3204/Gregory-the-Illuminator</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:20:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Saint Gregory the Enlightener is the patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He was a religious leader who is credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity, Armenia thus being the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 A.D.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Apostolic Church]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3203/Armenian-Apostolic-Church</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3203/Armenian-Apostolic-Church</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:07:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Zvartnots Cathedral]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3202/Zvartnots-Cathedral</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3202/Zvartnots-Cathedral</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:04:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Zvartnots Cathedral is a ruined seventh century circular Armenian cathedral built by order of the Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 641-653. It is located at the edge of the city of Echmiadzin, in the Armenian province of Armavir.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Saint Gayane Church]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3201/Saint-Gayane-Church</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3201/Saint-Gayane-Church</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:02:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Church of Saint Gayane is a 7th century Armenian church in Ejmiatsin, the religious center of Armenia. It was built by Catholicos Ezra in 630. Its design remains unchanged despite partial 17th century renovations of the dome and of some ceilings.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ejmiatsin, Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3200/Ejmiatsin-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3200/Ejmiatsin-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ejmiatsin is the fourth largest city in Armenia. Ejmiatsin is the spiritual centre of Armenia and the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Shoghakat]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3199/Shoghakat</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3199/Shoghakat</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:54:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Church of Shoghakat was erected in 1694 by Prince Alamal Sotoretsi during the time of Catholicos Nahapat in the present day city of Etchmiadzin, Armenia in the Armavir Province. This church together with other nearby sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Saint Hripsime Church]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3198/Saint-Hripsime-Church</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3198/Saint-Hripsime-Church</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:51:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Saint Hripsimé Church is one of the oldest surviving churches in Armenia. The church was erected by Catholicos Komitas atop the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in the year 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsimé to who the church was dedicated to.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Sanahin Monastery]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3197/Sanahin-Monastery</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3197/Sanahin-Monastery</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in the Lori Province of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Geghard]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3196/Geghard</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3196/Geghard</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:45:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Etchmiadzin Cathedral]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3195/Etchmiadzin-Cathedral</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3195/Etchmiadzin-Cathedral</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:29:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Etchmiadzin Cathedral (originally known as the Holy Mother of God church) is a 4th century Armenian church in the town of Ejmiatsin, Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Treaty of Kars]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3038/Treaty-of-Kars</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3038/Treaty-of-Kars</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:43:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Treaty of Kars was a friendship treaty between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which in 1923 declared the Republic of Turkey, and representatives of Soviet Armenia, Soviet Azerbaijan and Soviet Georgia with participation of Bolshevist Russia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian–Azerbaijani War]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3037/Armenian–Azerbaijani-War</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3037/Armenian–Azerbaijani-War</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:34:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian-Azerbaijani war, which started after the Russian Revolution, was a series of brutal and hard to classify conflicts in 1918, then from 1920 to 1922 that occurred during the brief independence of Armenia and Azerbaijan and afterward.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3036/Democratic-Republic-of-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3036/Democratic-Republic-of-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:21:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA, Hayastani Demokratakan Hanrapetut’yun; also known as the First Republic of Armenia) was the first modern establishment of an Armenian republic.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Turkish–Armenian War]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3035/Turkish–Armenian-War</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3035/Turkish–Armenian-War</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:12:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Turkish–Armenian War was a conflict fought between the Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA) and Turkish Revolutionaries of the Turkish National Movement which lasted from 24 September to 2 December, 1920 and largely took place in present-day northeastern Turkey and northwestern Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Genocide]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3034/Armenian-Genocide</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3034/Armenian-Genocide</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:42:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Armenian Genocide – also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime – refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Battle of Sardarapat]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3033/Battle-of-Sardarapat</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3033/Battle-of-Sardarapat</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:37:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Battle of Sardarapat was a battle of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarapat (modern-day Armavir), Armenia from May 21 to May 29, 1918.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Sardarapat Memorial]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3032/Sardarapat-Memorial</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3032/Sardarapat-Memorial</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:36:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sardarapat Memorial is a memorial complex to the Battle of Sardarapat located in the village of Araks, in the Armavir Province of Armenia, 11 kilometers southwest of Armavir town.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hoktember]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3031/Hoktember</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3031/Hoktember</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:35:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hoktember (until 1935, Sardarapat) is a town in the Armavir province of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Sardari Berd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3030/Sardari-Berd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3030/Sardari-Berd</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:32:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sardari Berd sits on the right before the cemetery in the village of Hoktember in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is actually historically associated with the city of Armavir which was then known prior to 1932 as Sardarabad or Sardarapat.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Odzaberd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3029/Odzaberd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3029/Odzaberd</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:30:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Odzaberd (formerly Teyseba referring to the Urartian fortification, later Ishkanaberd) is located east of the town of Tsovinar and at the south-east corner of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik province, Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Proshaberd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3028/Proshaberd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3028/Proshaberd</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:26:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Proshaberd is a fortress built in the 13th century by Prince Prosh Khaghbakian. It is located approximately 6-7 kilometers north of the town of Vernashen. Almost one kilometer east is the 14th century Spitakavor Church dedicated to Saint Astvatsatsin.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Kura-Araxes culture]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3027/Kura-Araxes-culture</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3027/Kura-Araxes-culture</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:41:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Kura-Araxes culture or the Early trans-Caucasian culture, was a civilization that existed from 3400 B.C until about 2000 B.C. The earliest evidence for this culture is found on the Ararat plain; thence it spread to Georgia by 3000 B.C.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Musasir temple]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3026/Musasir-temple</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3026/Musasir-temple</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:33:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Musasir temple was an important Araratian temple in Musasir, the holy city of Ararat. The Temple at Musasir appears in an Assyrian bas-relief which adorned the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsapat, to commemorate his victory over "the seven kings of Ararat" in 714 BC.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Shengavit Settlement]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3025/Shengavit-Settlement</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:28:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Shengavit Settlement is an archaeological site in present day Yerevan, Armenia located on a hill south-east of Lake Yerevan. It has been inhabited during four distinct settlement phases since the Early Bronze Age, from the late 4th century BC to the early 2nd century BC.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Smbataberd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3024/Smbataberd</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:26:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Smbataberd (meaning Fortress of Smbat the Prince of Syunik) is a fortress located upon the crest of a hill between the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[David Yang]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2995/David-Yang</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:52:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Davíd Yang, born 1968, Founder and Chairman of the Board of ABBYY, Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Laureate of Russian Government Award in Science and Technology.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Nubar Gulbenkian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2994/Nubar-Gulbenkian</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:50:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian (1896–1972) was an Armenian petroleum magnate and socialite born in the Ottoman empire . The son of Calouste Gulbenkian, he was born on the Bosporus but taken out of the country at an early age.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Matild Manukyan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2993/Matild-Manukyan</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:48:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Matild Manukyan (1914 - February 17, 2001) was a wealthy Turkish businesswoman of Armenian descent. She was a real property investor and she made a fortune in brothel business.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Bagrat Asatryan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2992/Bagrat-Asatryan</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:46:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bagrat A. Asatryan also transliterated Bagrat Asatrian or Assatrian, is an Armenian economist and the former Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1994 to 1998. He is one of the architects of the modern-day Republic of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Eduardo Eurnekian]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2991/Eduardo-Eurnekian</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:32:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Eduardo Eurnekian was born to immigrants from Armenia, in 1933. His family established a textile manufacturer which prospered with the Argentine economy and became an important supplier to international sporting apparel firm Puma.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Noravank]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2990/Noravank</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:22:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Noravank is a 13th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu river, nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Khor Virap]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2952/Khor-Virap</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2952/Khor-Virap</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:44:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Khor Virap monastery is a 7th century Armenian monastery in the Ararat plain in Armenia, very close to the border with Turkey and the closest point in Armenia to Mount Ararat, the national symbol of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Jermuk]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2951/Jermuk</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jermuk is a town-resort in the southern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor, 53 km east of provinece centre Yeghegnadzor. It was a popular destination during the Soviet era and famous for its hot springs and brand of mineral water that is bottled in the vicinity.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Noravank Monastery]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2950/Noravank-Monastery</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:38:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Noravank is a 13th century monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Darichay river, nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia.]]></description>

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