Armenia

  • 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