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Armenia is an epic land. Armenia is one of the ancient countries with a long, great and at times tragic history. Beautiful mountainous landscapes, numerous cultural and historical monuments of Armenia would never leave one cold!
Direct flights from Venice, Italy, to Yerevan, Armenia, will start on June 5, 2009.
The flights will be opened by a new air-company Festa Tour Avia in partnership with the Italian MyAir. The ticket price is expected to be around 475 Euro. The flights will initially be only weekly, however if the new direction is successful [...]
The Night of Museums will take place on May 16 in Yerevan, Armenia, kicking off at 18:00. A number of museums will not only open their doors for free but will also present their special programs and exhibitions. This is going to be the 5th Night of Museums organised in Armenia, the first one was [...]
Here are some clubs in Yerevan, Armenia, that I would recommend to visit if you like good life music
«Malkhas» jazz club (founded by Levon Malkhasian)
Pushkin str. 52/1
Tel.(374-10) 53-17-78, 53-53-50
www.malkhas.am
«Avantgarde Folk Music» club
Pushkin str. 3a,
Tel.(374-10) 56-14-97
www.afmclub.blogspot.com
“Poplavok” jazz cafe
Isahakyan str. 41
Tel.(374-10) 52-23-03
«STOP» club
Moskovyan str. 37
Tel.(374-10) 56-07-80
www.stopclub.am
Club “12″
Abovyan str. 41
Tel.(374-10) 52-23-50
www.club12.am
“Ulikhanyan Club”
Gevorg Kochar str. 4
www.ulikhanyanclub.am
Armenia and namely Yerevan can definitely be called the center of jazz in Caucasus. Jazz is an essential part of Yerevan’s life.
The first Armenian jazz orchestra was officially formed in Armenia in 1938 under the direction of Artemi Ayvazian. It was the first official state jazz orchestra in the Soviet republics (second after Russia) and was [...]
Today, on November 4, residents of the Armenian capital Yerevan could feel earthquaking shocks. The earthquake magnitude was about 4-5. This is a light shaking causing no damage, that happens in Armenia several times a year.
The whole territory of Armenia is divided into 10 provinces or, as they are called in Armenian, marz’es. Armenian capital Yerevan is not included in any marz and it has a special administrative status as a capital city.
Each province is divided further into communities, which stand for municipalities. It can be urban or rural communities. [...]
