  Armenians of Nor Nakhichevan to commemorate earthquake victimsDecember 2, 2009 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Monday, December 7, Surb Karapet Armenian Church of Rostov will hold public liturgy to commemorate the victims of 1988 Spitak earthquake, miasin.ru quotes Nor Nakhichevan's Armenian community representative as saying.Spitak earthquake (magnitude: 7.2pt.) took place on December 7, 1998 in the north-west of Soviet Armenia. As a result, Spitak and 58 villages were leveled to the ground and the towns of Leninakan (current name: Gymri), Stepanavan, Kirovakan (current name: Vanadzor) as well as over 300 settlements were partially destroyed. Covering 40% of Armenia's territory, the great disaster left 25 thousand people dead and 514 thousand homeless.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
