Dilijan, the Glossary
Dilijan (Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.[1]
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- Elizavetpol Governorate
- Mountain resorts in Armenia
Administrative divisions of Armenia
Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions.
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Aghstafa (river)
The Aghstafa (also, Aghstafachay (Ağstafaçay)) or Aghstev (Aghstev) is a river in Armenia and Azerbaijan, and is a right tributary of the Kura.
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Alpine tundra
Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate.
American University of Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (Հայաստանի ամերիկյան համալսարան, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission.
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Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia.
Armenia Time
Armenia Time (AMT) is a time zone used in Armenia.
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church (translit) is the national church of Armenia.
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Armenian architecture
Armenian architecture comprises architectural works with an aesthetic or historical connection to the Armenian people.
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Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League (IDBank Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the IDBank Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia.
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The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Armenia, or simply Armenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union, located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Soviet Armenia bordered the Soviet Republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia and the independent states of Iran and Turkey.
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Armenians
Armenians (hayer) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
The Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni (Aršakuni) in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia, with some interruptions, from 12 to 428.
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Art gallery
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed.
Ayb School
Ayb School (Այբ դպրոց), is a private educational complex in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 2011 by the Ayb Educational Foundation.
Ayrarat
Ayrarat was the central province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, located in the plain of the upper Aras River.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.
Baku
Baku (Bakı) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region.
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Battle of Karakilisa
The Battle of Karakilisa (Ղարաքիլիսայի ճակատամարտ Gharakilisayi chakatamart, Karakilise Muharebesi or Karakilise Muharebeleri) took place during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I in the vicinity of Karakilisa (now Vanadzor), on May 25–28, 1918.
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Bearded vulture
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus Gypaetus.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Brown bear
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America.
Census in Armenia
Census in Armenia is a population census conducted in Armenia about every 10 years with the purpose of capturing exact data on demographics in the country.
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Central Bank of Armenia
The Central Bank of Armenia (translit) is the central bank of Armenia with its headquarters in Yerevan.
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Chamois
The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus.
Columbidae
Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons.
Delijan
Delijan (دليجان) is a city in the Central District of Delijan County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Dilijan City Stadium
Dilijan City Stadium (Դիլիջանի Քաղաքային Մարզադաշտ) is an all-seater football stadium in Dilijan, Tavush Province, Armenia.
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Dilijan National Park
Dilijan National Park is one of the four national parks of Armenia.
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Diocese of Tavush
Diocese of Tavush (Տավուշի թեմ T'avushi t'em) is one of the newest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Tavush Province of Armenia.
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration № 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
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Eastern Armenia
Eastern Armenia (Արևելյան Հայաստան Arevelyan Hayastan) comprises the eastern part of the Armenian Highlands, the traditional homeland of the Armenian people.
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Fauna
Fauna (faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time.
Feral pig
A feral pig is a domestic pig which has gone feral, meaning it lives in the wild.
First Republic of Armenia
The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia (translit), was an independent Armenian state that existed from May (28th de jure, 30th de facto) 1918 to 2 December 1920 in the Armenian-populated territories of the former Russian Empire known as Eastern or Russian Armenia.
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Garegin Nzhdeh
Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan, better known by his nom de guerre Garegin Nzhdeh (Գարեգին Նժդեհ,; 1 January 1886 – 21 December 1955), was an Armenian statesman, military commander and nationalist political thinker.
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.
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Golden eagle
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.
Gosh, Armenia
Gosh (Գոշ) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Dilijan and Gosh, Armenia are Populated places in Tavush Province.
Goshavank
Goshavank (meaning "Monastery of Gosh"; previously known as Nor Getik) is a 12–13th-century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Haghartsin Monastery
Haghartsin is a medieval monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
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Hawk
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae.
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Hedgehog
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.
Height above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.
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Hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
Hrazdan
Hrazdan (Հրազդան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan.
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Ijevan
Ijevan (Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre. Dilijan and Ijevan are Elizavetpol Governorate, mountain resorts in Armenia and Populated places in Tavush Province.
Impuls FC
Impuls Football Club (Իմպուլս Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), is a defunct Armenian professional football club from the town of Dilijan, Tavush Province.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Ismail I
Ismail I (translit; 14 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524.
Jean Chardin
Jean Chardin (16 November 1643 – 5 January 1713), born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, and also known as Sir John Chardin, was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Safavid Iran and the Near East in general.
Jukhtak Vank
Jukhtak Vank (Ջուխտակ վանք) is an 11th– or 12th-century monastery situated in a clearing within Dilijan National Park, 3.2 km northwest from the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Khachkar
A khachkar (also spelled as khatchkar) or Armenian cross-stone (խաչքար,, խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs.
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Armenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia, or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Մեծ Հայք; Armenia Maior) sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire, was a kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD.
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Lake Parz
Lake Parz (translit) is a small lake located in the Dilijan National Park east of Dilijan in Armenia.
List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Lori Province
Lori (Լոռի), is a province(marz) of Armenia.
Lynx
A lynx (lynx or lynxes) is any of the four extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.
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Marten
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae.
Matosavank
Matosavank (Մաթոսավանք) is 13th-century small Armenian monastery, hidden in a forested area of Dilijan National Park 3 km northwest from the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.
A metalsmith or simply smith is a craftsperson fashioning useful items (for example, tools, kitchenware, tableware, jewelry, armor and weapons) out of various metals.
Minister of Defence (Armenia)
The Defence Minister of Armenia is the head of the country's Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia.
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Molokans
The Molokans (p or молоканин, "dairy-eater") are a Russian Spiritual Christian sect that evolved from Eastern Orthodoxy in the East Slavic lands.
Montane ecosystems
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains.
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Monte Melkonian Military College
Officially, Military and Sports College named after Monte Melkonian (Մոնթե Մելքոնյանի անվան ռազմամարզական վարժարան), is a high school and military educational institution operated by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.
Mountain biking
Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.
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Municipalities of Armenia
A municipality in Armenia referred to as community (համայնք hamaynk, plural: համայնքներ hamaynkner), is an administrative subdivision consisting of a settlement (բնակավայր bnakavayr) or a group of settlements (բնակավայրեր bnakavayrer) that enjoys local self-government.
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Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.
National Centers for Environmental Information
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is a U.S. government agency that manages one of the world's largest archives of atmospheric, coastal, geophysical, and oceanic data.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Otter
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae.
Pheasant
Pheasants are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer or spring.
Pyatigorsk
Pyatigorsk (Пятиго́рск; Circassian: Псыхуабэ, Psıxwabæ) is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia located on the Podkumok River, about from the town of Mineralnye Vody, which has an international airport, and about from Kislovodsk.
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (translit; 1789–1925) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe.
Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes.
Red deer
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species.
Roman, Romania
Roman is a city located in the central part of Western Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania.
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Rudolf Vatinyan
Rudolf Vatinyan (Ռուդոլֆ Վաթինյան) (12 May 1941 – 2 January 2021) was an Armenian cinematographer.
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Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
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Russians in Armenia
Russians in Armenia are ethnic Russians living in Armenia, where they make up the second largest minority (after the Yazidis).
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Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)
The Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 was one of the many wars between the Persian Empire and Imperial Russia, and, like many of their other conflicts, began as a territorial dispute.
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Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (Dudmâne Safavi) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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Sanatorium
A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.
Semyonovka, Armenia
Semyonovka (Սեմյոնովկա) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
South Caucasus Railway
South Caucasus Railway (translit, Южно-Кавказская железная дорога, ЮКЖД) is the sole railway company in Armenia, owned by Russian Railways, responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Armenia.
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Spa town
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring).
Spiritual Christianity
Spiritual Christianity (dukhovnoye khristianstvo) is the group of belief systems held by so-called folk Protestants, including non-Eastern Orthodox indigenous faith tribes and new religious movements that emerged in the Russian Empire.
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St. Martin's Press
St.
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State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia (SAFAA, Հայաստանի գեղարվեստի պետական ակադեմիա), is a state-owned public university located in Yerevan, Armenia.
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Statistical Committee of Armenia
The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե), or ArmStat in short, is the national statistical agency of Armenia.
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Tavush Province
Tavush (Տավուշ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east.
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi (თბილისი), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis, (tr) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of around 1.2 million people.
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Tovmas Nazarbekian (Armenian: Թովմաս Նազարբէկեան; 4 April 1855 – 19 February 1931), also known as Foma Nazarbekov (Фома Назарбеков), was an Armenian general in the Russian Caucasus Army and later promoted to commander-in-chief of the First Republic of Armenia.
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Transcaucasian Trail
The Transcaucasian Trail (TCT) is a long-distance hiking trail under development in the Caucasus through Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Treaty of Gulistan
The Treaty of Gulistan (also spelled Golestan: translit; translit) was a peace treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran on 24 October 1813 in the village of Gulistan (now in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan) as a result of the first full-scale Russo-Persian War (1804 to 1813).
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Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies (Թումո ստեղծարար տեխնոլոգիաների կենտրոն) is a free education program for teenagers aged 12–18 specializing in technology and design, with education being provided at various TUMO centers and hubs.
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United World Colleges
United World Colleges (UWC) is an international network of schools and educational programmes with the shared aim of "making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future." The organization was founded on the principles of German educator Kurt Hahn in 1962 to promote intercultural understanding.
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UWC Dilijan
UWC Dilijan College is the 14th member of the United World Colleges movement, one of eighteen colleges around the world, and the first international boarding school in Armenia.
Vahram Papazian
Vahram Papazian or Papazyan (Վահրամ Քամերի Փափազյան; January 6, 1888 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – June 5, 1968 in Yerevan, Armenia), was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles.
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White-tailed eagle
The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.
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Wolf
The wolf (Canis lupus;: wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America.
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World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Yerevan
Yerevan (Երևան; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
See also
Elizavetpol Governorate
- Çaykənd, Goygol
- Agdash, Azerbaijan
- Aghdam
- Aslanbəyli
- Ayrum
- Barda, Azerbaijan
- Barsum
- Berd
- Chambarak
- Dilijan
- Dəllər, Shamkir
- Elizavetpol Governorate
- Erkeç
- Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
- Gədəbəy
- Ijevan
- Kiş, Shaki
- Meghri
- Nij, Azerbaijan
- Noyemberyan
- Oğuz (city)
- Qabala
- Qaracəmirli
- Qazax
- Rus Borisi
- Shaki, Azerbaijan
- Shamkir (city)
- Shusha
- Sisian
- Soltannuxa
- Stepanakert
- Tegh
- Vəndam
- Xaçmaz, Oghuz
- Zarıslı
Mountain resorts in Armenia
- Aghveran
- Artavaz
- Arzakan
- Arzni
- Bjni
- Dilijan
- Dzoraget
- Goris
- Hankavan
- Ijevan
- Jermuk
- Pyunik (village)
- Sevan, Armenia
- Stepanavan
- Tatev (village)
- Tsaghkadzor
- Tsapatagh
- Tsovagyugh
- Yenokavan
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilijan
Also known as Delishan, Delizhan, Dili Pokr, Dili P’ok’r, Dilichan, Dilidjan, Dilijan Children's Art school, Dilishan, Dilizhan, Diližan, Tili, Tilichan.
, Jean Chardin, Jukhtak Vank, Köppen climate classification, Khachkar, Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Lake Parz, List of sovereign states, Lori Province, Lynx, Marten, Matosavank, Mayor, Metalsmith, Minister of Defence (Armenia), Molokans, Montane ecosystems, Monte Melkonian Military College, Moscow, Mountain biking, Municipalities of Armenia, Museum, National Centers for Environmental Information, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Otter, Pheasant, Picnic, Pyatigorsk, Qajar dynasty, Quail, Red deer, Roman, Romania, Rudolf Vatinyan, Russian Empire, Russians in Armenia, Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), Safavid dynasty, Saint Petersburg, Sanatorium, Semyonovka, Armenia, Sister city, South Caucasus Railway, Spa town, Spiritual Christianity, St. Martin's Press, State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, Statistical Committee of Armenia, Tavush Province, Tbilisi, Tovmas Nazarbekian, Transcaucasian Trail, Treaty of Gulistan, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, United World Colleges, UWC Dilijan, Vahram Papazian, White-tailed eagle, Wolf, World Meteorological Organization, World War II, Yerevan.