Armenia

Basic facts about Armenia   Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.) Area study centers     (teaching and research) Associations     (professional, non-governmental, international, local) Communications (includes computer and Internet issues) Culture, fine arts, entertainment Current events and media Economics    (incl. business and finances) Education Geography and travel    (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.) Government  Grants Health and fitness    (incl. medicine, sports, etc.) History    (incl. genealogy, etc.) Language     (incl. dictionaries) Law Libraries and archives Literature    (incl. books online and book vendors) People     (biography) Politics     (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies) Religions Science and technology   (incl. environmental issues) Social science   (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.) Statistics

Basic country information

• U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Armenia (excellent starting point for learning about the country; includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, and culture; early to modern history; geography, government, and the economy)
• Armenia (this page on About.com contains information from the CIA Factbook: geographical data, information on population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues; it also offers other Armenian links )
• The World Factbook - Armenia, by CIA
• Infoplease - Armenia
• Karabakh.biz (A comprehensive Karabakhi Directory, with categorized links to Karabakhi and Armenian sites, news, books, resources, and more) - added 9-Mar-04.

Internet searching tools (search engines, directories, etc.)

• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies, Internet Resources
• Armenia Resource Page (general information, news, history, culture, etc.; by Eurasia.net)
• WebGuideArmenia.com (Armenia Internet directory: information, search engine and web guide)
• Armenia Network Information Center (AMNIC)
• ArmGate ("your open gate to Armenia")
• HyeGuide.com (Armenian search engine)
• Armenia.Ru (a Russian portal for Armenian information)
• Armenia search (Armenian search engine and web site directory)

Area study centers (academic and research)

• Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies - The University of Texas at Austin
• American University of Armenia
• The University of Michigan-Dearborn Center for Armenian Research and Publication)
• Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno (contains program, course descriptions, faculty profiles and links)

Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)

• Spyur Information Service (under construction; a directory of enterprises and organizations in Armenia; organized by area of activity or services and by alphabet)
• Open Society Assistance Foundation - Armenia
• Armenian Assembly of America (promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues)
• List of non-profit organizations in Armenia (from Idealist.org, a non-profit directory online)
• "Support Group" (a non-governmental organization for the support of the creation of the middle class in Armenia)
• Armenians in Texas (a web site providing information about Armenian communities in Texas)

Communications (includes Computers and Internet)

• Armenia Internet Access Provider List
• NSRC Armenia (information on Internet service providers and telecommunications issues from the Network Startup Resource Center)
• STACCIS Armenia (a project that aims to strengthen cooperation in telematics applications in the areas of education, scientific and technological research, and environmental decision making)

Culture, fine arts and entertainment

• Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts (studies in history and theory of Armenian Art)
• Armenian Music  (introduction to traditional Armenian choral and instrumental music from the Medieval Music & Arts Foundation. )
• Armenian Songbook Online
• Armenian Culture & Art, Law, Economics Educational Network (ArcaLe)
• ArmSite (information on Armenian painters, rugs and carpets, miniatures, etc.)
• Narek.com (Armenian books, music, and more)

Current events and media

• Asbarez (Armenian Daily Newspaper)
• Armenian News Network/Groong (Internet news service; Groong news can be either received by e-mail or read on the web)
• Aravot (an on-line newspaper; text in English, Armenian or Russian)
• Internews Armenia (an Armenian chapter of the international non-profit organization; its goal is creating the conditions for the existence of a free, independent and pluralistic media in Armenia)
• PanArmenian News (an online news service; in English, Russian or Armenian)
• National Television of Armenia
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty : Armenian service (daily news, analytical reports and basic facts about Armenia; in English and Armenian)
• Eurasianet.org: Armenia

Economics (incl. business and finances)

• Spyur Information Service (under construction; a directory of enterprises and organizations in Armenia; organized by area of activity or services and by alphabet)
• Central Bank of Armenia

Education

• Yerevan State University
• State Engineering University of Armenia

Geography and travel (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.)

• Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the U. S.  (contains travel information)
• Armenia - Consular Information Sheet (from the U. S. State Department; contains the essential information on the country for travelers)
• Lonely Planet World Guide: Destination Armenia  (an excellent source of information for travelers)
• Armenia Maps (from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection,  The University of Texas at Austin)

Government

• Government of the Republic of Armenia (official web site)
• The Official Site of the President of the Republic of Armenia
• Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the U. S.
• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia  (information on the electoral system, presidential elections, parliamentary and local elections)

Grants

(To find more grant giving organizations please visit the general resource page section Grants)

• Fulbright Scholarship Program

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Health and fitness (incl. medicine, sports, etc.)

• Ministry of Health of Armenia

History (incl. genealogy, etc.)

• Armenian Historical Sources (translation of classical Armenian historical sources (5-15th centuries) and selected writings of Dr. Robert Bedrosian)
• Armenian National Institute (a Washington-based research institute dedicated to study, research and affirmation of the 1915 Armenian Genocide)
• Armenian genocide (from Cilicia.com; includes events outline and documents)
• Two Bibliographies on the Armenian Genocide (prepared at the University of Michigan for the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC)
• Dangerous Archaeology : Francis Willey Kelsey and Armenia (1919-1920) (photographs, letters, telegrams, diaries, and other archival records illustrating one American archaeologist's expedition to the Near East in the short period of peace following World War I)

Language (incl. dictionaries and teaching)

• Ethnologue: Armenia (descriptions of languages of Armenia)
• Armenian Language Page (under construction, from the Cilicia.com server; includes the alphabet, online lessons and language games)
• YourDictionary.Com: Armenian Language (a collection of free online dictionaries including A Brief Dictionary of Phraseological terms, Armenian-English Culinary Wordlist, etc.)
• The Early History of Indo-European Languages (choose "Encyclopedia"; a full-text, illustrated article by Thomas V. Gamkrelidze and V. V. Ivanov, Scientific American, March 1990, P.110; Armenian language is among the topics covered)
• Language, Alphabet, Literature (information page at the server of the Embassy of Republic of Armenia in the U. S, Select "Discover Armenia from the dropdown, then "Language and Literature")

Law

Libraries and archives

• Glendale Public Library (serving residents of Glendale, Los Angeles and Southern California; offers reference and strong collections, including Armenian)
• The Armenian Library and Museum of America  (preserving Armenian heritage through collecting, conserving, and documenting artifacts, books, textiles, archives, stories, and works of art)

Literature

• Armenian Literature (Shant Norashkharian's translations of selected Armenian authors; from the University of Michigan-Dearborn Armenian Research Center)
• Digital Library of Classical Armenian Literature (in Armenian)
• Armenian House - (Armenian Electronic Library - Books and documents on Armenian literature, history of Armenia, religion and anything else Armenia-related. Available in English, Armenian, Russian)

People (biography)

• Armenian Hall of Fame (a Cilicia.com original directory of famous Armenians)
• Armenian composers (a list of composers and their dates of birth and death)
• Armenian Olympic Athletes ( a list of Armenian Olympic medallists from 1952 to present)

Politics (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies)

• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia  (information on the electoral system, presidential elections, parliamentary and local elections)
• Political Parties in Armenia
• Political Party Assessment (a report commissioned by USAID on the political parties of Armenia, issued May 2005)
• Armenian Social Democrat  Hntchagian Party
• Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiune (Armenian Socialist Party)

Religions

• Armenian Church (a collection of links from Cilicia.com)
• Armenian Church Directory (a directory of Armenian churches around the world)

Science and technology (incl. environmental issues)

• Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia
• State Engineering University of Armenia
• Armenia Tree Project (a Cambridge, MA-based project that works to reforest Armenia by planting trees)
• The STACCIS project (aims to strengthen cooperation in telematics applications in the areas of  education, scientific and technological research and environmental decision making between the European countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and their counterparts in the European Union.
• Maps of the Mineral Industry of Armenia (from Europe and Central Eurasia : minerals information, by U.S. Geological Survey)

Social science (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.)

• 1999 Country Report on Human Rights Practices : Armenia (Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, February 25, 2000)
• UNHCR Refugee Statistics - 2006 Report on Living Conditions for Refugees in Armenia

Statistics

• National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (in English, Russian and Armenian)

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