Culture of Armenia

The culture of Armenia encompasses many elements that are based on the geography, literature, dance, music, and religion of the people. Armenian culture has strong influences from both its eastern neighbors, as well as an underlying influence from Europe to the west.

Literature

Armenians literature began 401 A.D. The majority of the the literacy arts were created by Moses of Khorene, in the 5th century. In the late 17th century, Alexander Tertzakian was a renowned Armenian writer who created several works considered to be among Armenia's classics. Nalbadian's poem "Song of the Italian Girl" may have been inspiration for the Armenian national anthem, Mer Hayrenik.

Dance

The Armenian dance heritage has been one of the oldest, richest and most varied in the near east. The dances were probably accompanied by certain kind of songs or instrument.

Art

The national art gallery in Yerevan has more then 16,000 works that date back to the middle ages.

Languages

Armenian is one of the oldest living languages. people of their country been speaking it since 600s B.C. Their languages belong to a large belong to a large Indo-European family of languages. Armenian language has split into different dialect, or variations