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Some historians maintain that Armenia adopted Christianity as state religion a few years before 301.

Gomidas Vartabed wrote 80 choral works and songs, several dance pieces for the piano, and arrangements of the…

The villainous chess player in the early scenes of “From Russia With Love” is Vladek Sheybal, a Polish…

According to some Armenologists, Armani means Land of the Sons of God/Sun: (Ar=Sun God);(Ma=Builder, Maker, Begetter, offspring, son)…

Despite its small size, the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was dotted by numerous castles, among them Anarzapa, Norpert,…

Nearly 300,000 Armenians died during WWII. The casualty figure was proportionately the highest among Soviet republics.

The real name of Egyptian child actress Fairouz is Perouz Kalfayan. Leblebe is the stage name of Egyptian…

Parsegh and Vasil are the Armenian versions of Basil. It means king. Basilica, basil are some of its…

Jerusalem's first three Crusader queens were Armenian–Arda, Morphia, and Morphia's daughter Melisend. Melisend is buried in the underground…