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| Armenian Genocide |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:42 am |
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| 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. |
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| Battle of Sardarapat |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:37 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Sardarapat Memorial |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:36 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Hoktember |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:35 am |
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Geography |
| Hoktember (until 1935, Sardarapat) is a town in the Armavir province of Armenia. |
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| Sardari Berd |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:32 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Odzaberd |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:30 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Proshaberd |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 6:26 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Kura-Araxes culture |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 5:41 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Musasir temple |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 5:33 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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| Shengavit Settlement |
| Posted on: June 21, 2010, 5:28 am |
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Geography |
| 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. |
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