Armenia is and ancient country whose brave-hearted kings have crossed swords with the rulers of Assyria, Persia, Roman and Byzantine Empires.
Armenia is a rocky country and many a thorny road it has passed. They say, even grain grows straight out stones and rocks here. Stones are part and parcel of this country.
Stones appear in multifaceted abundance in Armenia: one can come across obsidian, megalithic structures, ornamented cross-stones, magnificent cathedrals and gorgeous palaces.
When visiting Armenia - an open - air museum - you will hear the chimes of the stone, and you will feel yourself amidst the ancient ages and modern times.

What One Can See in Armenia
Armenia occupies a territory of 2977 thousand square kilometers. The average altitude of the territory is 1,800 meters above the sea level, the highest peak has an altitude of 4,090 meters and the lowest point is ravine of Debet with and altitude of 380 meters.
Armenia occupies a part of in the chain of the mountains which is called the Armenian Plateau. It is situated within the Alps-Himalayas mountain system and can be called "an Island of mountains"
While flying in a plane over the Armenian Plateau you will see an endless chain of mountains, lakes hidden in heights, mountain torrents and waterfalls, valleys, isolated highlands. Among all these Lake Sevan unveils itself with constantly changing colors - either matching the sky in a harmony or contrasting itself to the sky blue. It is almost a sin to be in Armenia and not to see Lake Sevan or swim in it or wander around it. Sevan is a lake of mysteries. It is located at an altitude of 1,900 meters above the sea level, the maximum depth is 99 meters, there is a peninsula which was an island some decades ago, 28 rivers merge in it while only one - Hrazdan - flows out of it.
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