Armenia+Resources

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=**General Resources**=

**Armenian keyboard** [type in armenian without ] []
 * Armenian Dictionary** [online Armenian Dictionary] [|http://nayiri.com]
 * Armeniapedia** [online Armenia Encyclopedia] ** [|http://www.armeniapedia.org] **
 * PanArmenian.net [online news service based in Armenia] [] **

=Armenian Lanugage=

**Armenian Alphabet cartoons on youtube** []


 * Armenian Language CD's**
 * Arevig CD1 alphabet
 * Arevig CD2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdU3IMPk98&feature=related
 * Alphabet**

=History= This is an amazing, constantly changing map of the Middle East region, illustrating how various "empires" have risen and fallen in the past 3000 years.

**Arak-29 website**
Successfully replicating a teamwork approach, Arak-29 helps **incubate, organize, manage and facilitate teams** for many cultural projects. The Arak-29 team itself includes musicians, graphic artists, historians, theologians, translators, and computer programmers and draws on additional expertise from the team at Arlex International Ltd. Some of our projects include the following publications and websites Thomas J. Samuelian, team leader for these projects, is a linguist, lawyer and managing partner of Arlex International Ltd. Arak-29 is a registered Republic of Armenia charitable foundation located in Yerevan, Armenia (Registration Certificate No. 286.160.04632, issued by the Ministry of Justice on July 17, 2002). The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees and managed by its Executive Director. The Board of Trustees consists of Tamar Hajian, Aram Hajian, and Tom Samuelian (Chair). Mr. Karen Varagyan, an economist and legal advisor, serves as Executive Director. May 2010 []
 * bilingual edition of Dickens' //Christmas Carol// ,
 * //Sharakan// Collection (Armenian Church hymnal) and on-line version
 * //Badarak// on-line Armenian Divine Liturgy with Biblical annotations (with St. Nersess Seminary)
 * //Primer on Traditional Orthography//
 * //Pilgrims' Guide to Armenia// (with Simatours)
 * [|www.stgregoryofnarek.am],
 * digital Armenian Church breviary and lectionary
 * A Course in Modern Western Armenian (with the Armenian Prelacy)
 * Get to the Root of It! Cultural Literacy Home & School Materials (with the Armenian Diocese
 * Armenian Shakespeare (complete works in Armenian)
 * Armenian Etymology (over 1000 Indo-European roots with English cognates)
 * Armenian Church Losses during the Genocide database
 * Chotki Hayeren dictionary of Yerevan slang
 * Orthography Converter
 * Bible Parallel Concordance English-Classical Armenian
 * Five Language Crestomathy (Cl. Arm., English, Russian, French, Spanish, German) - Life and Teachings of Christ (Gospel passages)

=**Armenian Genocide and Turkish Relations**=

**60 Minutes Newscast "Battle Over History" - 2010**
==== Battle Over History: February 28, 2010 - The Armenians call it their holocaust - the 1915 forced deportation and massacre of more than a million Armenians by the Turks. But the Turks and our own government have refused to call it genocide. ==== []

[] - A very interesting site created by 1915 Remembrance Community. It is a map of Armenia from before 1915. Put the cursor on the red dots on the big map and it will bring up the name of the town or city and tell you how many Armenians populated it, double click on the red dot to view related clothing, crafts, music, monuments, videos, and much more.............. JE
 * 1915 Club - Center for Armenian Remembrance**

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 * Wall Street Journal video series on Armenia/Turkey relationships - 2010**

=**Matenadaran**=

**Virtual Tour** ** [|http://www.mailonmap.com/imt_file/virtual_tur/matenadaran] ** **Official Website** ** [|http://www.matenadaran.am/v2_1] **
 * The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts ([|Armenian]: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան հին ձեռագրերի ինստիտուտ // Mesrop Mashtots'i anvan hin dzeṙagreri institut // ), commonly referred to as theMatenadaran ([|Armenian]: Մատենադարան), is an ancient manuscript repository located in [|Yerevan, Armenia]. It holds one of the world's richest depositories of medieval [|manuscripts] and [|books] which span a broad range subjects, including history, philosophy, medicine, literature, art history and cosmography in[|Armenian] and many other languages. The earliest mention of the term Matenadaran, which means "repository of manuscripts" in Armenian, was recorded in the writings of the fifth century A.D. historian [|Ghazar Parpetsi], who noted the existence of a repository in [|Echmiadzin], where [|Greek] and [|Armenian language] texts were kept.[] [wikipedia] **

=**Cultural, historical, weather and other information that serve as a guide to Armenia.**=

**Armenia Travel Blog Photo Gallery** [images from Armenia] [|http://www.armeniatravelblog.com/gallery]  **Armenica website** [] [reliable and complete information source about Armenia and its related issues]
 * Tour Armenia Website** []
 * Armenian Embassy in Washington DC Website** []
 * House Museums** [] [List of homes and/or places of work belonging to prominent Armenians]
 * ArmenianHouse.org** [] [electronic library featuring a huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything else Armenia-related]


 * Famous Armenian Inventors**

=Armenian Church=

**Komitas The Movie - 2009** ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 6, 2009 - A film about Komitas that tells the story of this amazing man, his life then tragedy suffered during the Armenian Genocide. The film could not have come at a better time. Recently a push by Armenia's president, of protocols with Turkey for open borders at the cost to Armenia, has led to protests all over the world. What is the real value of this cost? Have a look at the life of Komitas; a peaceful, loving, and intelligent man with prolific. -Barbara ** []

A friend sent me this email link that was quite interesting - a slide show of Armenian Churches in India and Singapore. Most that have dates show are in the 1700s. Some have been restored, though I don't know by whom.Hope you enjoy the slide show. -Barbara []
 * Armenian Churches of India in a slide show - 2009**