Did You Know? First woman physician in Ottoman TurkeyByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 The first woman physician in Ottoman Turkey was Dr. Zaruhi Kavalcayan. She received her education at the University… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Divine OriginsByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 Goddess Anahid means pristine, spotless and without shortcomings. The AN suffix means without (similar to the English “un”).… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Pari and CharByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 Boghos de Constantinople, a high-ranking official and linguist in the foreign ministry of the Ottoman Empire, maintained that… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Five Armenian sayingsByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 When you go to battle pray once, when you travel on sea pray twice, when you take a… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Five Armenian sayingsByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 When you go to battle pray once, when you travel on sea pray twice, when you take a… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Important PortByKeghartAugust 28, 2016 In the 14th century the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was one of the few places where merchants from… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? First PatriarchByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 The first Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem was Abraham (638-669). He was installed by Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab after… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Generals in Tsarist Russian ArmyByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Between the 17th century and the demise of the Romanovs, there were at least 22 Armenian generals in… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Origin of Oorpat (Friday in Armenian)ByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 The Armenian “oorpat” (Friday) drives from “arub shabbat”/”erweba dshab’ba” of Assyrian-Semitic, meaning “preparation”—in this case for Saturday. To… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Armenians in Ukraine and PolandByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 The ancestors of Armenians in Ukraine and Poland came from the Crimea where they were so numerous that,… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Israeli Award to Armenian PhysicianByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Haroutyoun Khachatryan, a Soviet military physician during WWII, was posthumously awarded the “Righteous Among the Nations Award” by… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Armenians During Saddam ReignByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 The Armenians obeyed the law under Saddam Hussein. When the Kurds of Zakho fled to avoid military service,… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Five Armenian ProverbsByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Poverty is a shirt of fire. Better an experienced devil than an inexperienced angel. If you want to… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Wealthiest Fashion DesignerByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Giorgio Armani, with $9.6-billion in assets, is the richest fashion designer in the world and the most successful… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? “Bad Boy” of Russian Pop MusicByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov is a Russian singer of Armenian-Bulgarian origin. His father was an Armenian singer. Kirkorov, born… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Underground AniByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 Secret underground tunnels were discovered in mid-2016. Archeologists believe the 5,000-year-old tunnels might have been used by a… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? Anastas Mikoyan in CubaByKeghartAugust 1, 2016 When he was in Havana during the Cuban Missile Crisis Anastas Mikoyan visited Hemingway. He told the American… Read More 0 0 0