Spanish TV reveals Armenia's history to madrileños (video) January 16, 2019 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Telemadrid - a public television station in Madrid - has traveled to Armenia to prepare a special report on the country as a tourist destination. "Armenia is considered the place of origin of one of the first civilizations ever. Therefore, we could not miss its impressive History Museum, located at the Republic Square in downtown Yerevan. It is one of the most important museums in the country for its collection of more than 400,000 objects, dating from the Paleolithic era to the present day. Among them stands out the oldest leather shoe in the world, which is more than 5,500 years old," the TV said on its website. "To learn more about the recent history of Armenia, one should also visit the Armenian Genocide Museum, also located in the capital. This building is there to remind about the million and a half Armenians massacred at the beginning of the 20th century [at the hands of the Ottoman Empire]." Reminding that Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion, the report recommends visiting Khor Virap monastery and a host of other sites. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |