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Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Vanadzor is an industrial city built to a Soviet plan. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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City Hall in Hayk Square is the centre of the city. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Street scene in the city centre. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Cafe in the city centre. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Workers in a cafe. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Gas powered Russian bus. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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People selling home grown vegetables in the market. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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Man making lavash, a large thin bread popular in Armenia. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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Woman with a stack of freshly baked lavash bread. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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Three women from a bakery. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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Woman selling loaves of bread. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
Market |
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Two men selling tomatoes. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Road near the old railway station. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Russian church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Vanadzor |
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Man at the bus station. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Debed Canyon is 70km long. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Dense forest on the canyon walls. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Dramatic landscape. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Caves in the canyon walls. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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The Debed River flows through the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sheer cliff face. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Spectacular canyon scenery. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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The canyon is famous for its monasteries. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Ruined monastery on the canyon ridge. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Jagged ridge. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Rocky pinacles. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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The sheer sides. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Isolated house. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Ruined building on the ridge of the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Scenery near Odzun. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Taxi driver. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
Alaverdi |
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Craggy peaks over Alaverdi, the largest town in the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
Alaverdi |
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Parts of the town are on a ridge. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
Alaverdi |
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Small houses and Soviet apartment blocks. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Sanahin Monastery dates from the 11th century. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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The oldest buildings date from 928. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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The entrance to several chapels. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Khatchkhars are distinctive ellaborately carved Armenian headstones often with cross motifs. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Detail of the carving on the khatchkhar. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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External carvings of different colours. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Interior of the church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Floor made from gravestones. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Detail of a floor made of tombstones. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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The altar area. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Carved pillar in the main church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Small chapel where dead bodies are interred before burial. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Carved crosses. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Ancient cemetary. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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The main church is covered with moss. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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One of the smaller churches. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Delicate crosses carved on the wall of a church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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Elaborate carving on the outside wall. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Sanahin Monastery |
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The latest structures date from 1211. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Museum dedicated to the Mikoyan brothers who designed the Soviet MiG jet fighter. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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View from the village of Sanahin. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Bare rocky outcrops near the rim of the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Craggy views from above the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Jagged peaks. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Autumn colours. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Tree-lined ridge. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Settlement above the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery at the top of a ridge above a village. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Haghpat Monastery under a cloudy ridge above the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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The main monastery buildings. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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The monastery was founded in 976. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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The belltower has Persian influence. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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External cross on the belltower. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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The monastery overlooks the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Tombstones. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Moss covered buildings. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Wooden carved door with bird and geometric patterns. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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The interior of the main church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Khatchkhars are stone carved headstones. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Carved interior walls. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Detail of a khatchkhar. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Group of monastery buildings. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Group of school children with their teacher. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Three girls, part of a visiting school group. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Young girl. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Young boy. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Two young girls posing for a photo. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Haghpat Monastery |
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Two girls relaxing. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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View of the canyon from Haghpat. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Isolated settlement on the slopes of the canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Debed Canyon |
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Ruins perched on a hill, a typical sight in Debed Canyon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Yerevan is the capital of Armenia and is overlooked by Mount Ararat. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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The Cascade commemorates the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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The garden is lined with bronze statues. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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Fountains at the foot of the structure. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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The Cafesjian Museum of glass. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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Fountains and gardens. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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View of the city from the top of the Cascade. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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The 5165m high Mount Ararat. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Cascade |
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Lesser Ararat, 3896m. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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The interior of the main post office. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Two women in the square outside the Opera House. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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The Matenadaran is the country's manuscripts library and was built in 1959. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Mesrop Mashtots teaching his newly invented Armenian alphabet to a pupil. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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The Gospel of Echmiadzin which dates from 989. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Illuminated Palatine Bible from 1336. |
2011 |