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The Name of This Place
The Opening Over the course of ten months in 2014-2015, I traveled to Turkey three times. I went to reconnect with the land where my grandparents had been born and the places they had fled—my […]
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The Armenian Town That Replaced Mining With Sustainable Development
In Armenia, the Amulsar debate continues, with the Minister of Environment calling for the examination of more data. The buzz surrounding the crisis has somewhat subsided, but traveling through Armenia this summer I saw the […]
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Unseen Armenia: Herher and the Vayotssar Volcano Church
Herher is a village in Vayots Dzor marz (“Valley of Woe” province), not far from the town of Vayk. From the main highway, a road to Herher passes between scenic cliffs. When the Soviet-era reservoir […]
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Unseen Armenia: A New Home for the Ship Cilicia
Karen Balayan, born and raised in landlocked Armenia, is a sea captain. He looks the part and speaks clearly with a calm, assuring voice; all I presume an asset for one who commands a ship […]
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My Journey to Ararat
Throughout my childhood, I’ve learned, read and seen many images of our holy mountain, Mt. Ararat. The image of her two beautiful silhouettes plastered on every Armenian paraphernalia is a symbol of Armenia’s instinctual will […]
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First Impressions—Part I
I really didn’t want to go. The thought of traveling for two days to get to my destination was not too appealing, nor was the fact that I would be flying internationally. My travels to […]
History
A Forgotten Armenian History on a Small Greek Island
The island of Corfu, which lies off the west coast of the Greek mainland, is no stranger to foreign influences. Its unique culture is a fusion of Greek and Italian elements, with later British and […]
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International Co-Living Builds Bridges on the Shore of Lake Sevan
With a cello in hand and an appetite for adventure, Anna Boding Kildetoft traveled to Armenia this past spring to learn Armenian music. Coming to Armenia would never have occurred to the Denmark native if […]
Literary Corner
Making ‘The Armenian Highland’
Eight or nine soldiers, or maybe they were ten, greeted me with cold stares as I got off the Turkish Airlines plane and walked across the tarmac. Each of them wore camo and each of […]