UNSEEN Armenia 🇦🇲 – Oldest Christian Country & the Forgotten Genocide (Documentary)
ARMENIA – The First Christian Nation in the World | Natural Wonders, History & Culture
Armenia is smaller than Bavaria – yet it has given more to the world than most great powers. In this documentary, we journey through 7 chapters: from the formation of the Armenian Highlands to the sacred Mount Ararat, and the oldest winery known to humankind.
⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Why Armenia?
02:23 – Geography & Tectonics of the Armenian Highlands
04:21 – Ararat: A Sacred Mountain Beyond the Border
08:34 – Lake Sevan: The Blue Heart of the Caucasus
10:53 – Monasteries, Khachkars & the Oldest Christianity in the World
14:30 – Yerevan: The Pink City at the Foot of Ararat
17:51 – Alphabet, Duduk & Armenian Culture
21:05 – Areni: Oldest Winery & Oldest Shoe in the World
23:15 – Outro
🔍 IN THIS VIDEO
• Why Mount Ararat appears on the Armenian flag – but lies in Turkey
• The Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan
• Geghard Monastery – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, partly carved into rock
• Lake Sevan: one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world (1,900 m)
• The Armenian alphabet – created in 405 AD specifically for a language
• The Areni-1 Cave: a 6,100-year-old winery + the world’s oldest leather shoe
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