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Armenia

Also Known As Republic of Armenia
Western Asia

Armenia is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. It gained independence from the Soviet Union on 23 September 1991. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Yerevan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Yerevan 2
Population
3,100,100 2
2026 estimate, from Armenia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
29,743 2
Independence or Founding Year
1991 2
Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union on 23 September 1991. This modern republic is distinct from the ancient Kingdom of Urartu lineage, which dates to around 860 BC.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Armenia

Cities

Abovyan

Armenia

Gyumri

Armenia

Hrazdan

Armenia

Sis (ancient city)

Armenia

Yerevan

Armenia
Connections

Associated With

Lake Sevan, Bodies of Water
The Caucasus, Regions
Yerevan, Cities

Yerevan is Armenia's capital.

Source Yerevan (Wikipedia)

Borders

Azerbaijan, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
Georgia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
Iran, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
Turkey, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia

Has Capital

Yerevan, Cities

Yerevan is Armenia's capital.

Source Yerevan (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Eurasian Economic Union

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Charles Aznavour

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Leonid Khachiyan

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mkhitar Gosh

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vahe Grigoryan

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sergey Mergelyan

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sergey Mergelyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality / culture
Quote, Lead, nationality / culture
was a Soviet and Armenian mathematician
Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
is an Armenian-British surgeon, academic, and politician
Hampar Kelikian

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hampar Kelikian (source article)Lead sentence [in-group]
Quote, Lead sentence [in-group]
was an Armenian American orthopedic surgeon
Nikol Pashinyan

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikol Pashinyan (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who has served as the 16th and current prime minister of Armenia since 2018.
Varazdat

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Varazdat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was the king of Arsacid Armenia from 374/375 until 378
Ardem Patapoutian

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ardem Patapoutian (Wikidata)
Manuel Berberian

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Manuel Berberian (Wikidata)
Roger Altounyan

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Viktor Ambartsumian

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Viktor Ambartsumian (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Soviet and Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator
Babken Melkonyan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Babken Melkonyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Armenian amateur snooker & pool player
Gago Drago

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gago Drago (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer
Giorgio Petrosyan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Giorgio Petrosyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Armenian-Italian former kickboxer
Karapet Karapetyan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Karapet Karapetyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer
Levon Aronian

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia, Levon AronianLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Levon Grigori Aronian (Armenian: Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան, romanized: Levon Grigori Aronyan; born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian chess grandmaster who has represented the United States since 2021.
Marat Grigorian

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Marat Grigorian (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer
Patrik Baboumian

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Patrik Baboumian (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Iranian-born Armenian retired strongman in Germany and former bodybuilder
Shavarsh Karapetyan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shavarsh Karapetyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Soviet-Armenian former finswimmer
Susianna Kentikian

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Susi Kentikian (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016
Vahram Papazyan (athlete)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vahram Papazyan (athlete) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an Armenian athlete
Vladimir Akopian

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vladimir Akopian (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Armenian-American chess Grandmaster
Yurik Vardanyan

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yurik Vardanyan (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Soviet Armenian weightlifter

Origin Of

Armenian Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Nubar Gulbenkian

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Armenian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Armenian Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 2
Ashure

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ashure (Wikipedia)Infobox: region
Quote, Infobox: region
Armenia, Turkey, Middle East, Balkans
Ghapama

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Harees

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Harees (Wikipedia)
Khash

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Khorovats

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Lula kebab

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Nazook

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Pastirma

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Tjvjik (food)

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tjvjik (food) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Armenian dish which is mainly based on liver
Armenian Alphabet

Also in Language Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Krikor Peshtimaldjian

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Krikor PeshtimaldjianLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Krikor Peshtimaldjian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Փեշտիմալջյան, Born Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey 1778 - died Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey January, 1839) was an ethnic Armenian philosopher, educator, translator, and linguist.
Armenians

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Location Of

Byzantine-Seljuk Wars

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Byzantine-Seljuk WarsInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Anatolia, Armenia and Northern/Western Syria
Roman-Parthian Wars

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Roman-Parthian WarsInfobox: locationtier 4
Quote, Infobox: location
Armenia, South-east Roman frontier (Osroene, Syria, Judea, Mesopotamia)
Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812) (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Moldavia, Wallachia, Armenia, Caucasus, and the Dardanelles

Site Of

Ughtasar Petroglyphs

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Cathedral of Ani

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Armenia

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

ArmCosmos

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Byurakan Observatory

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Lawson's Cypress

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mallard

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Marsh Frog

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Metasequoia Glyptostroboides

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mouflon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mouflon (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
Mute Swan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Naked-rumped tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Armenia
Quote, Country distribution, Armenia
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?
Northern pintail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nutria

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pallid long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pallid long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan
Persian jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Persian jird (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
Ponderosa Pine

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Populus deltoides

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Port Orford Cedar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Prunus maackii

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rainbow Trout

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ribes aureum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rock Pigeon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sand martin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sequoia Sempervirens

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Serbian Spruce

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Steppe field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Steppe field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Syria, the Greek island of Rhodes, Ukraine
Sugar Maple

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tristram's jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tristram's jird (Wikipedia)Distribution and ecology
Quote, Distribution and ecology
Meriones tristrami is found from Turkey in the west, to the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan), and south through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel to Jordan and Iran.
Ural field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ural field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, countries
Quote, Lead, countries
It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
Vinogradov's jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Vinogradov's jird (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria, and Turkey.
Vitis mustangensis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Weeping Willow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

White Stork

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Wild Boar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Armenian draughts

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Armenian draughts (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a variant of draughts (or checkers) played in Armenia

Showing 51 to 83 of 83 in Found There, page 2 of 2.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Armenia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Hayastani Hanrapetutyun
  • Infobox, capital
    Yerevan
  • Infobox, area
    29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2026 estimate
    2026 estimate: 3,100,100
  • Introduction
    Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Borders: Azerbaijan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Azerbaijan 996 km
  • Borders: Georgia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Georgia 219 km
  • Borders: Iran, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Iran 44 km
  • Borders: Turkey, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Turkey 311 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record ARM, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record ARM, incomeLevel
"name": "Armenia", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "ECA", "iso2code": "7E", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Armenia
Wikidata Q399, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Yerevan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Yerevan, Lead section
  • Has Capital: Yerevan, Lead section
    Yerevan (UK: YERR-ə-VAN, US: , -⁠VAHN; Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn] ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
View the Source

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