Armenia
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Armenia
The Flag of Armenia
The law “On the State Flag of the Republic of Armenia” was adopted on August 24, 1990, by the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Armenia. Following the constitutional reform of November 27, 2005, a new RA law on the National Flag of the Republic of Armenia was adopted on June 15, 2006. The national flag of the Republic of Armenia is a national emblem of the Republic of Armenia.…
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Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland)
“Our Fatherland” (Armenian: Մեր Հայրենիք, pronounced: mair hy-ren-IK) serves as the national anthem of Armenia. Penned by Mikael Nalbandian in 1861, with the accompanying melody composed by Barsegh Kanachyan,[1] it draws inspiration from the poem “The Song of an Italian Girl.” Historically, the anthem’s roots lie in segments of “The Song of an Italian Girl.” Initially embraced in 1918 as the anthem of the First Republic of Armenia, its prominence…
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Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of…