Armenia

A landlocked country with Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north, boasts a history longer than most other European countries
Situated along the route of the Great Silk Road, it has fallen within the orbit of a number of cultural influences and empires.

After independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, quickly became drawn into a bloody conflict with Azerbaijan over the mostly n-speaking region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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One of the earliest Christian civilisations, its first churches were founded in the fourth century. In later centuries, it frequently oscillated between Byzantine, Persian, Mongol or Turkish control, as well as periods of independence.
Its rich cultural and architectural heritage combines elements from different traditions. The n language is part of the Indo-European family, but its alphabet is unique.
Divided between the Persians and Ottomans in the 16th century, eastern n territories became part of the Russian Empire in the early 19th century, while the rest stayed within the Ottoman Empire.


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