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A vishapakar (Armenian: Վիշապաքար) also known as vishap stones, vishap stelae, "serpent-stones", "dragon stones", are characteristic monoliths found in large numbers in the Armenian Highlands, in natural and artificial ponds, and other sources of water.
The dragon was worshipped in a number of Eastern countries, symbolising the element of water, fertility and wealth, and later became a frightful symbol of power. According to ancient legends, the dragon fought Vahagn the Dragon Slayer. [3] There is a statue to Vahagn, who slayered the Vishap, in Yerevan by Karlen Nurijanyan and Nerses ...
Botanical gardens in Armenia have collections consisting entirely of Armenia native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Armenia, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned. Yerevan Botanical Garden
The Yerevan Botanical Garden (Armenian: Երևանի բուսաբանական այգի, romanized: Yerevani busabanakan aygi) of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, is the body responsible for plant collections in Armenia.
This is a list of protected areas in Armenia that are categorized as follows: 4 national parks, 3 state reserves, 27 state sanctuaries and 5 botanical gardens. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The percentage of protected land in Armenia is approximately 12.89% (2309.0853 km² 891.542819 sq mi).
In “The Black Garden,” Armenian French first time filmmaker Alexis Pazoumian manages to portray his ancestral homeland with such sensitivity you’d think incorrectly that he lived there most ...
Sevan Botanical Garden (Armenian: Սևանի բուսաբանական այգի), is a botanical garden founded in 1944 in the northern Armenian town of Sevan, near the Tsamakaberd neighbourhood. [1] The garden is operating as a satellite of the Yerevan Botanical Garden under the supervision of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences .
Among the native species are Carpinus caucasica, the Limes Tilia dasystyla and T. cordata, Fagus orientalis, the Elms Ulmus elliptica, Ulmus scabra and Ulmus foliacea, the Oaks Quercus macranthera, Quercus iberica and Quercus longipes, Pinus sylvestris var. hamata and Pyrus communis (note: Armenia is an important centre of pear diversity with ...