- Chess is part of the school curriculum in Armenia
- Armenia is home to the world’s oldest known winery
- More Armenians live abroad than in Armenia
- Armenia’s national symbol, Mount Ararat, is actually in Turkey
- Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, was constructed 29 years before Rome
- Armenia is home to the world’s longest non-stop double track cable car, the Tatev Aerial Tramway, which clocks in at 18,871 feet long
- Lavash, the tasty flatbread that is the cornerstone of Armenia’s diets, was placed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014
