Category: History

Let’s start our acquaintance with Biblical Land Armenia. The information about the origin and the history of the country is taken either from the local or from foreign sources, such as Sumerian, Greek, Hittite, Persian inscriptions, and historians.  The Sumerian sources inform us about Aratta (from Ararat) country 28th-22th centuries B.C. That was a theocratic country similar to Egypt and Sumer. The main god-protector of Aratta was Hayk, the son of god creator Haya who created the human beings from clay. Armenians have been called their country the Land of  Hayk for almost 5000 years.   Armenian Kingdoms  The Armenian Highland is situated between the Mediterranean, Caspian, and Black seas. You can find the Armenian Kingdom of Van or Urartu in the famous 5th century B.C. Babylonian map (tablet). In the 1st century B.C. The Armenian Kingdom was from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. The First Christian Nation In 301 the Armenian Kingdom was the first to proclaim Christianity as the only state religion. The Longest Period Without Independence  Many powerful countries wanted to obtain this important position ( such as Assyria, Babylon, Rome, Persia, Byzantine Empire, Arabic Khalifat, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, Ottoman Empire, Russia, etc ). Armenia has been divided between other countries for several times. That’s why there is Western Armenia and Eastern Armenia. Armenians didn’t have independence on the Armenian Highland for almost 900 years (1045-1918). The Armenian Kingdom away from the Armenian Highland After the collapse of the Armenian kingdom, a new one was formed near the Mediterranean Sea-the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198-1375). The Genocide The Ottoman Empire(1300-1918) obtained the Western part of the Armenian Highland, where there lived 2.000.000 Armenians before 1914. During WWI the program of the elimination of the Armenian nation was turned into life in the Ottoman Empire.1.500.000 Armenians were cruelty killed the