Caucasus and Armenia
ARMENIA
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked, mountainous country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. The largest Armenian populations are in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, and Syria. Culture
The culture of Armenia is composed of elements that are based on the geography, literature, architecture, dance, and music of the people. The culture resembles but at the same time is different from many of the bordering countries like Russia, Georgia, and Iran, and even Mediterranean nations such as Greece and Cyprus. Armenian culture has many influences from its Eastern neighbors and an underlying influence from Europe to the West.
Language
The Armenian language dates to the period of Indo-European dispersion and differentiation. 7,800 years ago According to some recent research. Conquest and trade obligate the language to make some changes by adding new words into the vocabulary of the people. Literature and books written in Armenia were created in the 4th century. The frequent written language of that time called classical Armenian remained the Armenian literary language with some changes until the 19th century. A lot of dialects came along when Armenian communities separate by geography or politics reasons. Not all of these dialects are mutually understandable. In the business world English is a popular language. Literature
Literature began in Armenia around 401 A.D. Most of the literary arts were made by Moses of Khorene in the 5th century. As the years passed by the elements of literature have changed but the stories
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked, mountainous country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. The largest Armenian populations are in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, and Syria. Culture
The culture of Armenia is composed of elements that are based on the geography, literature, architecture, dance, and music of the people. The culture resembles but at the same time is different from many of the bordering countries like Russia, Georgia, and Iran, and even Mediterranean nations such as Greece and Cyprus. Armenian culture has many influences from its Eastern neighbors and an underlying influence from Europe to the West.
Language
The Armenian language dates to the period of Indo-European dispersion and differentiation. 7,800 years ago According to some recent research. Conquest and trade obligate the language to make some changes by adding new words into the vocabulary of the people. Literature and books written in Armenia were created in the 4th century. The frequent written language of that time called classical Armenian remained the Armenian literary language with some changes until the 19th century. A lot of dialects came along when Armenian communities separate by geography or politics reasons. Not all of these dialects are mutually understandable. In the business world English is a popular language. Literature
Literature began in Armenia around 401 A.D. Most of the literary arts were made by Moses of Khorene in the 5th century. As the years passed by the elements of literature have changed but the stories
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