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<title>Geography</title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/categories/4/Geography</link>
<description>Geography</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[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[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[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[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>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3025/Shengavit-Settlement</guid>
<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>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/3024/Smbataberd</guid>
<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[Noravank]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2990/Noravank</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2990/Noravank</guid>
<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>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2951/Jermuk</guid>
<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>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2950/Noravank-Monastery</guid>
<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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<title><![CDATA[Yelpin]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2949/Yelpin</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2949/Yelpin</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:21:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Yelpin is a village community located in the South-West of Armenia in Vayots Dzor province (marz). It is located 97 km away from Yerevan and 27 km away from provincial center Yeghegnadzor.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Yeghegnadzor]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2948/Yeghegnadzor</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2948/Yeghegnadzor</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:18:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Yeghegnadzor (Yekhegnadzor and Eghegnadzor; anciently, Yeghegik, until 1935, Keshishkent and Keshishkend, from 1935-1957, Mikoyan) is the capital of the Armenian province of Vayots Dzor.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ararat Province]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2947/Ararat-Province</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2947/Ararat-Province</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:15:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ararat is a province (marz) of Armenia with capital in Artashat. Named after Mount Ararat, the province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Sevan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2946/Sevan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2946/Sevan</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Sevan (until 1935, Elenovka or Yelenovka) is a city in Armenia, in the Gegharkunik Province, lies on the northern shores of Lake Sevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Artsvashen]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2945/Artsvashen</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2945/Artsvashen</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:08:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Artsvashen also Romanized as Artzvashen, is an exclave of Armenia's Gegharkunik province which is controlled by Azerbaijani army since 1992.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Lichk]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2944/Lichk</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2944/Lichk</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:03:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Lichk (formerly Gël and Gyol) is a village located south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia. Lichk and Gyol both mean "lake" in Armenian and Turkish, respectively.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Martuni]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2943/Martuni</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2943/Martuni</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:00:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Martuni is a city located in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is near Lake Sevan which is a largest lake in the Caucasus. Its population is estimated to be 11,987 as of 2008.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Nerkin Getashen]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2942/Nerkin-Getashen</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2942/Nerkin-Getashen</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Nerkin Getashen is a fishing village on the south coast of Lake Sevan in Gegharkunik, Armenia. In the early medieval it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Tsovinar]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2941/Tsovinar</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2941/Tsovinar</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:57:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Tsovinar is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The name roughly translates to "beach beside the sea". East of the village is the Urartian city of Teyseba founded by Rusa I, with a cuneiform inscription nearby.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Sotk]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2940/Sotk</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2940/Sotk</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:55:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Sotk is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. At the end of the 19th century Zod was a village with 1100 Azeri inhabitants.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Vardenis]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2846/Vardenis</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2846/Vardenis</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The town of Vardenis occupies the southeast corner of Gegharkunik province of the Republic of Armenia. The town is located in the valley of the Masrik river, on the territory of the Masrik artesian basin.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Gegharkunik Province]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2845/Gegharkunik-Province</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2845/Gegharkunik-Province</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Gegharkunik is a province (marz) of Armenia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Azerbaijan. At 5,348 km², Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia by area.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Areni]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2844/Areni</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2844/Areni</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:53:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Areni is a village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It is best known for its wine production, although the majority of which is produced in the nearby village of Getap.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Vayots Dzor Province]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2843/Vayots-Dzor-Province</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2843/Vayots-Dzor-Province</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Vayots Dzor is a province of Armenia. It lies in the south-east of the country, bordering Nakhichevan in east and Karabakh in west, and it covers an area of 2,308 km².]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Khrber]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2842/Khrber</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2842/Khrber</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:32:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Khrber is situated in the mountains 8 kilometers south-east from the ruins of the fortified Urartian city of Teyseba, also known as Odzaberd and Ishkanaberd.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Garni Temple]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2841/Garni-Temple</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2841/Garni-Temple</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Garni is a temple complex located in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, situated approximately 32 km southeast from Yerevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Erebuni Fortress]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2840/Erebuni-Fortress</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2840/Erebuni-Fortress</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:24:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Erebuni Fortress also known as Arin Berd is a fortified city from the ancient kingdom of Urartu, located in what is present-day Yerevan, Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Bjni Fortress]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2839/Bjni-Fortress</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2839/Bjni-Fortress</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:22:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Bjni Fortress is a castle located in the village of Bjni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia built in the 9th to 10th centuries by the royal Pahlavuni family of the Bagratuni Dynasty.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Aruchavank church]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2838/Aruchavank-church</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2838/Aruchavank-church</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:19:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Aruchavank or the Cathedral of Aruch is situated on a rocky plateau at the western foot of Mount Aragats in the village of Aruch in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Amberd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2837/Amberd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2837/Amberd</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Amberd is the name given to the 7th century Armenian fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mount Imeon]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2619/Mount-Imeon</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2619/Mount-Imeon</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 04:04:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Mount Imeon is an ancient name for the Central Asian complex of mountain ranges comprising the present Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tian Shan, extending from the Zagros Mountains in the southwest to the Altay Mountains in the northeast, and linked to the Kunlun, Karakoram and Himalayas to the southeast. See also Roof of the World.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Goris]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2617/Goris</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2617/Goris</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:47:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Goris (until 1924, Geryusy, Geryusi or Gerusi; formerly, Goraik, Gores, Hin Kores, Kores, Korus, Koru, Kuris, Zangizour, Zankazour, and Kyuryus) is a city in the Syunik Marz of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Gavar]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2616/Gavar</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2616/Gavar</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:44:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Gavar or Gavarr (until 1959, Nor Bayezid, Novyi Bayaset, Novo Bayazet, Nor Bayazet, and Nor-Bajaset, then Kamo (named in honor of Bolshevik of the same name) until 1996) is a city and provincial capital of the Armenian province of Gegharkunik.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Dilijan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2615/Dilijan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2615/Dilijan</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:41:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Dilijan is a lush, green city located in the northern Armenian province of Tavush. It is one of the most important resorts of Armenia, situated in Dilijan National Park.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Dastakert]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2614/Dastakert</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2614/Dastakert</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:40:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Dastakert is a town in the Syunik Province (marz) of Armenia. It is located on a distance of 236 km south to the capital Yerevan and 127 km north-west to the city of Kapan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Berd]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2613/Berd</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2613/Berd</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Berd is a city in Armenia in the province of Tavush, and considered the regional center for the Shamshadin area. It is located to the left of the Tavush rivers, 211 km from Yerevan, and is surrounded by low mountains.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Gyumri]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2612/Gyumri</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2612/Gyumri</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:43:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Gyumri is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. It is located about 120 km from the capital Yerevan, and, with a population of 168,918 (2008; up from 150,917 reported at the (2001 census), is the second-largest city in Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hrazdan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2611/Hrazdan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2611/Hrazdan</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:31:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hrazdan is the capital of the Kotayk province of Armenia. The name Hrazdan is derived from the Middle-Persian name Frazdan. Farzdan is connected to the Zoroastrian mythology.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ashtarak]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2592/Ashtarak</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2592/Ashtarak</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:29:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ashtarak is an industrial city in Armenia, on the Kasagh River gorge approx. 20 km northwest from Yerevan, and is the capital of Aragatsotn province.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Artik]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2591/Artik</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2591/Artik</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:27:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Artik is a city located in the Shirak (marz) province of Armenia. It has a population of 14,949 people, down from the 25,100 reported in the 1989 census.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Artashat]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2585/Artashat</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2585/Artashat</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:12:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Artashat is a city on the Araks River in the Ararat valley. It is the provincial capital of the Ararat Province in Armenia. One of the oldest cities of Armenia, today Artashat is one of the modern cities of Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armavir, Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2584/Armavir-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2584/Armavir-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:07:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Armavir is a city located in western Armenia. The 1989 census reported that the city had a total population of 46,900, but this has declined considerably: the 2001 census counted 32,034; estimate for 2008 is 26,387.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Ararat, Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2503/Ararat-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2503/Ararat-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 04:05:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ararat is a city in Armenia in the province of Ararat, about 42 km northwest of Yerevan. The center of a building industry as well as a railway station exist here.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Aparan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2502/Aparan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2502/Aparan</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 04:03:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Aparan is a town in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn province, about 50 kilometers north-north-west of Yerevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Alaverdi]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2501/Alaverdi</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2501/Alaverdi</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 04:00:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Alaverdi is a city situated in the northeast of the Armenian province of Lori, not far from the border with Georgia. This mining and industrial city with approximately 13,000 inhabitants - down from the 1989 census showing 26,300 - situated at the bottom of the Debed river gorge, is one of the commercial and industrial centres of the district.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Agarak]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2500/Agarak</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2500/Agarak</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:57:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Agarak is a city founded in 1949, in Syunik Province, Armenia. It is considered the southern end of Armenia as it is located on the left bank of river Araks on the border with Iran, 9 km south-west to Meghri.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Abovyan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2499/Abovyan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2499/Abovyan</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:56:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Abovyan is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. It is located 10 km northeast of Yerevan. In 2008, the city has an estimated population of 36,705, down from 59,000 at the 1989 census and 44,569 at the 2001 census.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Paytakaran]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2498/Paytakaran</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2498/Paytakaran</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:53:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Paytakaran was the easternmost province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The province was located in the area of the lower courses of the rivers of Kura and Araks, adjacent to the Caspian sea.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Gugark]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2497/Gugark</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2497/Gugark</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:52:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Gugark was the thirteenth province of the Kingdom of Armenia. It now comprises parts of northern Armenia, northeast Turkey, and southwest Georgia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Tao]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2496/Tao</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2496/Tao</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:50:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In Armenian history writing, the term Tayk is often used as a pars pro toto for the historic northwest Armenian lands which are now located in north-eastern Turkey.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Utik]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2493/Utik</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2493/Utik</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:32:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Utik was a historic province of the Kingdom of Armenia and Caucasian Albania. Most of the region is located within present-day Azerbaijan immediately west of the Kura River while a part of it lies within the Tavush province of present-day northeastern Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Artsakh]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2488/Artsakh</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2488/Artsakh</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:24:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Artsakh was the tenth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until 387 AD and afterwards a region of Caucasian Albania.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Syunik Province]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2484/Syunik-Province</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2484/Syunik-Province</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:18:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It borders the Vayots Dzor marz to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave to the west, Karabakh to the east, and Iran to the south.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Vaspurakan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2483/Vaspurakan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2483/Vaspurakan</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 03:15:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Vaspurakan meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was first a province and then a kingdom of Greater Armenia during the Middle Ages centered around Lake Van.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Administrative divisions of Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2481/Administrative-divisions-of-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2481/Administrative-divisions-of-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 02:55:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer or in the singular form marz in Armenian.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Garni Gorge]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2368/Garni-Gorge</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2368/Garni-Gorge</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 09:15:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Garni Gorge is situated 23 km east of Yerevan, Armenia, just below the village with the same name. On a promontory above the gorge, the 1st century AD Garni temple may be seen.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Shaki Waterfall]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2367/Shaki-Waterfall</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2367/Shaki-Waterfall</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:49:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Shaki Waterfall is Armenia's highest waterfall, with a height of 18 m. It is located in Syunik Province. One of the truly inspiring sights of Armenia, the Shaki Waterfall is situated 6 km from the town of Sisian.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Arpa River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2366/Arpa-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2366/Arpa-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:47:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Arpa is a river that flows through Armenia and Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan exclave. It originates in the Vayots Dzor province (marz) of Armenia and serves as a left tributary of the Aras River.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Vorotan River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2365/Vorotan-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2365/Vorotan-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:46:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Vorotan is a river in Transcaucasia, a left tributary of the Araks River. It rises in the northern part of the South-Armenian province of Syunik, flows for 119 km in a generally southeastern direction through Armenia and then for another 59 km through Nagorno-Karabakh.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Voghdji River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2364/Voghdji-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2364/Voghdji-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:44:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Voghdji is a river on the south slopes of the Lesser Caucasus range, and is a left tributary of Araks River. It flows over the territory of Armenia and Azerbaijan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Getik River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2363/Getik-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2363/Getik-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:43:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Getik is a river in Armenia, the right tributary of the Aghstev River. It begins on the eastern slope of the Sevan ridge near the apex Kashatakh.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Dzoraget River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2362/Dzoraget-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2362/Dzoraget-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:41:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dzoraget is a river in the Debeda hydrological region in the Lori region in Northern Armenia. It originates in the Bazum Mountains and flows west to east through spectacular gorges around Stepanavan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Hrazdan River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2361/Hrazdan-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2361/Hrazdan-River</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:39:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Hrazdan is a major river of Armenia. It starts at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk marz and Armenia's capital, Yerevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Azhdahak]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2360/Azhdahak</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2360/Azhdahak</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:32:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Azhdahak – Volcano Azhdahak, elevation - 3597 m above sea level - the highest point of Geghama Mountain Range in Armenia.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Armenian Highland]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2358/Armenian-Highland</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2358/Armenian-Highland</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Armenian Highland is the central-most and highest of three land-locked plateaus that together form the northern sector of the Middle East.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mount Ararat]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2357/Mount-Ararat</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2357/Mount-Ararat</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 09:40:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It has two peaks: Greater Ararat (the tallest peak in Turkey, and the entire Armenian plateau with an elevation of 5,137 m/16,854 ft) and Lesser Ararat (with an elevation of 3,896 m/12,782 ft).]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Dilijan National Park]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2356/Dilijan-National-Park</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2356/Dilijan-National-Park</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:40:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Dilijan National Park, occupying 24,000 ha, is located in the North-Eastern part of the Republic of Armenia, in Tavush province. Dilijan National Park is well known for its forest landscapes, rich biodiversity, medicinal mineral water springs, natural and cultural monuments.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Yerevan Lake]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2355/Yerevan-Lake</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2355/Yerevan-Lake</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:21:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Yerevan Lake located in the capital of Armenia in Yerevan. Lake Yerevan (4000 BC and 90,000 BC respectively) Erebuni marks the beginning of 2,780 years of continuous inhabitation.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Kapan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2354/Kapan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2354/Kapan</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:15:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Kapan; former names include Ghapan, Ghap’an, Kafin, Kafan, Katan, Qafan, Zangezur, and Madan) is the capital of the Syunik province (marz) of Armenia. The city is located 316 kilometers from Yerevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Geography of Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2353/Geography-of-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2353/Geography-of-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:10:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Armenia is a landlocked country in Europe, between the Black and Caspian Seas, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran and Turkey.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Shikahogh State Preserve]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2352/Shikahogh-State-Preserve</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2352/Shikahogh-State-Preserve</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:07:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Shikahogh State Preserve is Armenia’s second largest forest reserve, covering some 100 km² (25,000 acres) of land, and located in southern Armenia in the Syunik Province.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Mount Aragats]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2351/Mount-Aragats</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2351/Mount-Aragats</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 08:04:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Mount Aragats is a large andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in NW Armenia about 40 km NW of the capital city of Yerevan. It is the highest point in Armenia, located in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Lake Sevan]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2350/Lake-Sevan</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2350/Lake-Sevan</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world. Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, inside the Gegharkunik Province, at the altitude of 1900m above sea level.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Lachin]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2349/Lachin</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2349/Lachin</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:47:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Lachin is a town in Azerbaijan and the regional center of the Lachin Rayon. Since 1992 the area has been under the control of the de facto independent unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which has renamed the town Berdzor.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Agarak, Syunik]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2348/Agarak-Syunik</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2348/Agarak-Syunik</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Agarak is a city founded in 1949, in Syunik Province, Armenia. It is considered the southern end of Armenia as it is located on the left bank of river Araks on the border with Iran, 9 km south-west to Meghri.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Akhurian River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2343/Akhurian-River</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2343/Akhurian-River</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 06:31:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan is a river in the South Caucasus. It originates in Armenia and flows from Lake Tseli south, along the border with Turkey.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Rivers and lakes in Armenia]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2341/Rivers-and-lakes-in-Armenia</link>
<guid>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2341/Rivers-and-lakes-in-Armenia</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 06:25:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Rivers and lakes in Armenia are mainly powered by fresh water. Throughout history Armenia has been called Nairi by the Assyrians meaning the "Land of the lakes and rivers". The Armenia is home to many rivers and lakes.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Aras River]]></title>
<link>http://www.hanragitaran.com/view/article/2339/Aras-River</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Aras is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan. Its total length is 1,072 kilometers. Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 km², it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.]]></description>

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