St.Astvatsatsin (St.Mary) Church St. Astvatsatsin or Yot Verk (Seven Wounds) Holy Church is one of four houses of God presently serving in Gyumri (St. Nshan, St. Hakob Mtsbinetsi Churches and St. Hripsime Chapel). St. Astvatsatsin is situated in Vardanants Square, on the opposite side of the All Savior Church, destroyed by the earthquake of 1988. […]
Gyumri: Life After Death
The merciless earthquake of December 7, 1988 turned the part of Northern Armenia into mere ruins, taking lives of over 25,000 people. Massive damages were caused to the second largest city of Armenia Gyumri. The earthquake, however, seems went beyond the old Gyumri. “What was before it that stayed, what was after it that went”, like […]
Stepanakert Airport… opening soon
News coverage on the Stepanakert Airport, has recently drawn everybody’s attention, and mass media’s particularly; hence, the employees of “Tourinfo” magazine had left for Nagorno-Karabakh to find out some details just on the spot from head of department of civil aviation, Mr. Atbashyan. According to the “Stepanakert Airport Construction and Development” project handed to us, […]
The 2200th Anniversary of Old & New Artashat
Present Day Miracle Artashat, the 4th historical capital of Armenia, celebrates the 2200th anniversary of its foundation. The city was founded in 189-188 BC by Artashes I, the founder of Artashisyan Dynasty. The city lies on the Ararat valley, in front of Ararat Mountain being situated on 12 big and small hills of Khor Virap. […]
Gyumri, My Love
Gyumri, the second large city of Armenia, has ancient history. It has been mentioned in the traveling notes of Greek historian Xenophon. The first historical information about settlement named Kumayri is provided by historian Ghevond (VIII century). During centuries the historical name of Kumayri is changed into Gyumri. The city is also changed. The economic development of […]