![]() Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century. The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. ![]() The official date of state adoption of Christianity is 301 AD. In between the late 3rd century to early years of the 4th century, the state became the first Christian nation. Armenia became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion. In the 1st century BC the Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great. Urartu was established in 860 BC and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. ![]() Located in Western Asia, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.Īrmenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Christianity ( Armenian Apostolic Church)Īrmenia ( i / ɑːr ˈ m iː n i ə/, / - ˈ m iː n j ə/ Armenian: Հայաստան, tr.
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