The program of my region

"Agarak” Historical and Cultural Reserve

The large number of excavated pottery, burned clay-made statuettes, remains of round and horseshoe hearths, pedestals allow to attribute these times of ​​habitation of Agarak to the Middle Ages of Shengavit or Qura-Arax archeological culture dating back to BC 29-27 centuries. The presence of an Urartian cave masoleum, an Urartian-stamped huge pots buried there and pottery on the southern side of the platform allows us to say that the Agarak archaeological site was inhabited in the BC 8-6th centuries as well. After the collapse of the Van Kingdom, Agarak was a large urban-type settlement.

"Metsamor” Historical-Archeological Reserve-Mumeum

The Metsamor Historical Archaeological Museum-Reserve is an important archaeological site located in the Armavir Province, near the town of Metsamor. It is home to the ruins of an ancient settlement that dates back to as early as the Bronze Age.

"Garni" Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum

The pagan temple of Garni is located in the village of Garni, Kotayk region, on the territory of Garni fortress. Garni fortress was built in BC. III-II centuries on a beautiful cape, protected on three sides by rocks. During the reign of the Artaxiad and Arsacid Dynasty, it also served as a royal summer residence.

On the territory of the castle there are many notable historical and archaeological monuments, but the jewel of the complex is the pagan temple dedicated to the God of the Sun, Mithras. The Garni Temple is the only preserved pagan temple in Armenia and stands out for its beauty and historical and cultural value.

"Lori-Pambak Geological Museum" SN-CO/ "Lori Berd" Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum

The museum exhibits many historical artifacts of the Lori region dating all the way back to the Bronze Age.

"Lori Berd" Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum

Lori Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.

Yereruyk Temple

Yereruyk architectural complex is found in written sources and specialized literature under the names of Yereruyk Basilica, Yereruyk St. Atsvatsatsin, and Yereruyk (Yererouk). The inscription carved inside the basilica Yereryuk was called “Martyrium of Karapet and Nakhavka” and in the Late Middle Ages, it became a monastery-church called Holy Trinity.

According to the latest archaeological research, the temple dates back to the VI century.

Yereruyk is one of the achievements of both Armenian classical and Early Christian architecture.

History Museum of Armenia

http://www.historymuseum.am

The History Museum of Armenia is a cultural organization of national significance, which over a century has been acquiring, collecting, discovering, accounting, preserving, studying, interpreting and exhibiting tangible and intangible cultural values related to Armenia and the Armenian people, contributing to the development of science, education, and tourism.

NAS RA Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography

https://iae.am/

The Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia is one of the unique Armenological institutions that conducts interdisciplinary research, where studies in the fields of archaeology, ethnography, ethnology, lithology, philology, ethno-sociology, physical anthropology, and paleobiology are concentrated. Archaeological, ethnographic, and scientific field researches have a special place in the field of scientific activity of the Institute, which are carried out consecutively in order to form and enrich the source scientific base of the study of the material and non-material cultural heritage of Armenia, Armenian history. It was founded in 1959.