Armenia Visit 2023
Invitation to jewels of Armenia https://youtu.be/6gj18fS5o1s
CNN documentary. On the road of Armenia
Treatment Centers & Resorts in Armenia
Nature has provided Armenia with abundant natural resources. More than a thousand curative water springs have been discovered, and resorts, treatment centers and recreation houses have been set up in beautiful natural places, amidst the mountains drowning in greenery, and the fresh, fresh air.
Arzni, located 23 km from the capital Yerevan at an altitude of 1250 meters above sea level in the picturesque valley of the Hrazdan River. The water of Arzni with its curative properties and the proportion of carbonic acid has the ability to heal and treat several diseases at once. Including cardiovascular diseases, Arzni water cures chronic diseases of joints, bones, muscles and nerves.
Dilijan, located 108 km from Yerevan at an altitude of 1250-1500 meters above sea level, is described as the “paradise of Armenia”. The valley in which Dilijan resorts are located is surrounded by the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, which are covered with pine forests and beautiful alpine meadows. Its summer is moderate in temperature, its winter is pleasantly cold, and the winds are not strong. The mineral water of Dilijan is similar to the Georgian (Borjomi) and the French (Vichy) water, and it cures diseases of the lungs, stomach, intestines, liver, bile ducts and others.
Jermuk, located in the south-eastern tip of Armenia at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level in the province of Vayotzor, on a plateau with a charming view surrounded by mountains covered with forests and meadows. Jermuk resorts are connected to the capital Yerevan by a 180 km long paved road. Its mineral water has a temperature of up to 80 degrees Celsius, the word Jermuk in Armenian means hot spring. In the cool mountain atmosphere Jermuk’s fame in the country is called Switzerland Armenia. A large treatment center, a bath building, a pavilion for direct use of spring water and treatment facilities were built in Jermuk. Its water is similar in its curative properties and physicochemical composition to the famous Karlovy Vary water and it is successfully used in the treatment of diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver, bile ducts, warts and regeneration in cells and organs of movement.
From the book “The Republic of Armenia (Cultural – Tourist Guide)”, by Dr. Arshak Poladian
Armenian Mulberry
Mulberry fruit is originally from China. It was brought to Armenia by Armenian traders, who have been trading goods with the Chinese for over two millennia via the Great Silk Road that connected China and Europe.
𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 via Levon Tanaganyan
Mulberry gave people not only its fruit that would be named “the Queen of berries” due to its sweetness, but also the aromatic juice called “dushab” in Armenia. This juice is believed to possess healing powers against pneumonia and the common cold.
All those amazing advantages of the mulberry drink have been known to Armenians from antiquity. Its beneficial effects were also appreciated by Alexander the Great during his stay in Armenia, on the way to conquer Persia and India.
Having millennia-old gardening traditions and vast experience of winemaking, Armenians were amazed by the taste of mulberry drink, as well as by its curing powers.
A walk in Yerevan and other parts of Armenia will take you across plenty of huge mulberry trees lining the streets, peeping their heads over yards, or providing cool shade at the parks. Covered with large leaves with a rich green color and sweet fruits that fall on the ground as they ripen. Stopping to enjoy the delicious berries, either by hand-picking them from lower branches, shaking the tree, or even climbing on one, is a big part of fun in the summer.
They vary in size and color, from white to purple to black, the fruit is fleshy, fragrant, sweet and loaded with vitamins. Mulberries start to ripen in the early summer and continue to grow until end of the season.
There is a rich traditional culinary culture in Armenia around mulberries, enough to dedicate an entire festival. The Mulberry Festival is an annual event, already a favorite of locals and tourists alike. There, you can enjoy all types of the freshest mulberries and purchase mulberry jam, syrup, vodka, as well as dried mulberries.
Early 1990s Armenia
I was reading about Armenia in the early 1990s, and I was shocked when I read these lines:
“There were different eras in the history of Armenia but one of them, despite the short duration 3-4 years, it left such a deep mark that the lives of several generations of Armenians were divided into “before” and “after”. 1992 to 1995 are called – “hungry” “cold” and “bad” but the most common and comprehensive name is “dark”…
https://bashny.net/t/en/281831
Say this phrase “dark years” in the presence of any Armenian, and you will see how a smile will disappear for a moment and a dark shadow will run over their face, the reason is : from 1992 to 1995 Armenia has experienced an unprecedented apocalypse on a small country. The agony when natural gas ceased to come to Armenia in the summer of 1991, few people thought that this household problem was just the first link in a chain of severe shocks awaiting the whole nation. “
