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The first Arab invasion under the leadership of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah devastates the region of Taron . 642. Arabs storm the city of Dvin killing 12,000 its inhabitants and taking 35,000 into slavery . 645. Theodorus Rshtuni and other Armenian nakharars accepted Muslim rule over Armenia. 650.
1904: Second Sasun Resistance. 1905 January 22: Revolution of 1905 starts in Russia. 1905–1907: Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1907. 1905 July 21: Yıldız assassination attempt in Constantinople. 1906 March: 1906 Russian legislative election. 1907 May: Battle of Sulukh with the Kurds, Kevork Chavush killed.
Prior to the establishment of the Armenian written language, a rich oral literature developed, fragments of which documented from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Following the introduction of the national alphabet in 405-406 by Mesrop Mashtots, [ 2] the first original works of Armenian literature were composed in the mid-5th century.
Religion in Armenia. Religious makeup of Armenia, according to the 2022 census. [1] As of 2011, most Armenians in Armenia are Christians (97%) [2] and are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is one of the oldest Christian churches. It was founded in the 1st century AD, and in 301 AD became the first branch of Christianity to become ...
Architect (s) Alexander Sahinian (reconstruction, 1969–75) The Garni Temple[ b] is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia. Built in the Ionic order, it is located in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km (19 mi) east of Yerevan. It is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia.
Agulis(or Augulis, Aguillar, or Akoulis) was a historical Armenian village located in the Nakhichevanregion of present-day Azerbaijan.[1] The village played an essential role in Armenian history due to its cultural, strategic, and historical significance. [2][3]Dozens of Armenian churches existed up until 1919 when the Armenian population was ...
Recent studies have shown that Armenians are indigenous to the Armenian Highlands and form a distinct genetic isolate in the region. [5] Analyses of mitochondrial ancient DNA of skeletons from Armenia and Artsakh spanning 7,800 years, including DNA from Neolithic, Bronze Age, Urartian, classical and medieval Armenian skeletons, [6] have revealed that modern Armenians have the least genetic ...
The Armenian diaspora refers to the communities of Armenians outside Armenia and other locations where Armenians are considered an indigenous population. Since antiquity, Armenians have established communities in many regions throughout the world. However, the modern Armenian diaspora was largely formed as a result of World War I, when the ...