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The region of Ararat is the highest mountain range

in the country. This is the area where Noah’s ark

came to rest after the Flood.

If you need to find a place that serves

sandwiches or coffee, look for a chasharan. It’s

what you might say is a typical café, Armenian

style. And try not to yawn while talking to the

people who are there. It’s considered very rude!

If you like fruit, the apricots grown here are

considered the best tasting in the world! And

if you fancy some dessert, the bakeries, called

entrikners, sell the usual cakes and cookies, as

well as traditional walnut and honey treats and

Christmas pastries called gata.

The Armenian language has borrowed many

words from Greek, Persian, Russian, and

Turkish.

Since about A.D. 400 we have had our own

distinct language and alphabet.

They have found ancient cuneiform writings

here that use pictures to communicate, rather

than letters. This shows just how long ago

people have lived here!

As mills require two stones,

so friendship requires two heads.

Armenian Proverb