Trivia in Armenia

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Europe / Eastern Europe

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and orange (aspect ratio 1:2)

Armenia Flag

Emblem: National coat of arms with eagle and lion supporting shield. Shield depicts dynastic emblems and Mount Ararat

Armenia Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Armenian alphabet unique script created by Saint Mesrop Mashtots in 405.
  • World's oldest winery ruins excavated at Areni Cave.
  • Serial code ".am" popular with overseas companies as music streaming "am" domain.
  • Chess is compulsory elementary school subject, world top-class international grandmaster producing country.
  • Mount Ararat where Noah's Ark reportedly landed now in Turkish territory.
  • Yerevan derives from Erebuni fortress city founded 782 BCE, older than Rome.
  • Armenian "thank you" is "Shnorhakalutyun" but abbreviated "mersi" also widely used.
  • Lavash registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage thin flatbread.
  • National instrument duduk made from apricot wood, characterized by melancholic tone.
  • According to reports, ranked first in Caucasus region for world's safest feeling country ranking some years.

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