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Armenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5023 words) |
 | Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան, Hayastan, Հայք, Hayq), officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked mountainous country in the Southern Caucasus (Transcaucasus), bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the south. |
| The Republic of Armenia, covering an area of 30 000 square kilometres (11,600 sq. mi), is located in the north-east of the Armenian Highland (covering 400 000 km² or 154,000 sq. mi), otherwise known as historic Armenia and considered as the original homeland of Armenians. |
| Armenia is interested in cooperating with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, a group of 11 former Soviet republics) and with members of the international community on environmental issues. |
| Turkish-Armenian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (346 words) |
| The decisive Armenian victory at the Battle of Sardarabad against the Ottoman Empire during Caucasus Campaign of the WWI proved that Armenia was a power in the region. |
| Armenia initially moved its forces into Oltu, which was followed by Georgian forces occupying Artvin on 25 July. |
| The Treaty of Alexandropol was later superseded by the Treaty of Kars. |
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