Noah's Ark (ARARATin ARMENIA )part 2One of the world's oldest civilizations, Armenia once included Mount Ararat, which Biblical tradition identifies as the mountain that Noah's ark rested on after the flood. It was the first country in the world to officially embrace Christianity as its religion (c. 301).Armenia is a country of high mountains, forestry canyons, gurgling springs and flowering meadows. This land of ancient culture, old legends and Biblical stories is often called an open-air museum.Armenia's history dates back to the third millennium BC. The Armenian upland is considered as one of the cradles of human civilization. Primitive stone tools, made about half a million years ago are found at the foothills of Mt. Aragats and in the canyon of River Hrazdan. The country was mentioned in the Bible as the Armenian Kingdom, Urartu, and shown among six countries on the Babylonian clay tablet (5th century BC).ARMENIA-the story of a talented & hospitable people, living on a through route between East & West. Beautiful Mount Ararat looms in the distance, some 30 kms from Armenia's capital city of Yerevan. Did Noah & his family walk across these stony hills? An alphabet invented in 405 AD. The remains of the original settlement of Yerevan, founded 2,800 years ago. The old Silk Road passed through these lands... many are the stories!! We warmly welcome you to this ancient & intriguing country

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