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1 Armenia – the land of color and stone

2 Բարև Barev

3 Territory: 30 000 sq. km

4 Capital – Yerevan Established on 782BC /almost 2800 years/

5 My hometown - Gyumri

6 Flag

7 Language – Armenian Alphabet – invented in 405

8 Population – app. 3.000.000 - 97% Armenians

9 Armenian Currency – Dram 1 EUR = 500 AMD

10 History – dating back to 16 th century BC

11 First country in the world to adopt Christianity as state religion in 301 Diesis – Armenian Apostolic church

12 The average altitude is 1500m above the sea level Lake Sevan is the second largest lake located at such a high altitude

13 National sports -Chess / along with wrestling, weightlifting, and boxing /

14 Interesting Facts from Armenian life

15 Ararat and Noah’s Arc as determinants for apartment costs

16 Over 8 million Armenians abroad – 2.5 times more than in Armenia itself /around 50000 in Spain/

17 One of the first Astrologists in the world 12 000 years old

18 Cross-stones

19 Apricot as fructus Armenicus

20 Pomegranate and Armenian unity

21 Armenian Cognac

22 World’s oldest winery dating back 6000 years

23 Ksenophone and Armenian Beer

24 Duduk as the sound of Armenian hearts

25 The World’s longest ropeway

26 Armenia as Da Vinci’s Inspiration

27 The world's oldest shoe dating back 5,500 years found in Armenia

28 Armenia – an aggressor or a victim?

29 Celebrations

30 Easter

31 Wedding

32 Trndez

33 Vardavar

34 Famous People of Armenian Descent

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36 Kirk Kirkoryan – Metro Goldwin Mayer

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38 Aram Khachaturyan

39 Arshile Gorky

40 Cher

41 Varda – world’s best strip dancer

42 Viktor Hambardzumyan

43 Kim Kardashian

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46 Thank you! Ցտեսություն

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