However the origins of the name Hayastan trace back to much earlier dates and were first attested in c. 5th century in the works of Agathangelos, [19] [20] Faustus of Byzantium, [21] [22] Ghazar Parpetsi, [23] Koryun, [24] and Sebeos.

The Armenian endonym for the Armenian people and country is hay (pl. hayer) and Hayastan, respectively. The exact etymologies of the names of Armenia are unknown, and there are various speculative attempts to connect them to older toponyms or ethnonyms.

Հայաստան (պաշտոնական անվանումը՝ Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն), դեպի ծով ելք չունեցող պետություն Արևելյան Եվրոպայի և Հարավարևմտյան Ասիայի սահմանագիծը համարվող Հարավկովկասյան տարածաշրջանում։ Աշխարհագրորեն ...

5 days ago · Also known as: Armeniya, Hayastan, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun, Republic of Armenia

The earliest form of the word "Hayastan", an endonym for Armenia, might possibly be Hayasa-Azzi, a kingdom in the Armenian Highlands that was recorded in Hittite records dating from 1500 to 1200 BC. Between 1200 and 800 BC, much of Armenia was united under a confederation of tribes, which Assyrian sources called Nairi ("Land of Rivers" in ...

short form: Hayastan int'l long form: Republic of Armenia int'l short form: Armenia ISO Country Code: am Time: Local Time = UTC +4h Actual Time: Wed-Apr-9 12:09 Daylight Saving Time (DST+5h) 28 March - 31 October Country Calling Code: +374 Capital City: Yerevan (pop. 1.2 million) Other Cities:

3 days ago · The native name in Armenian language is Hayk, changed to Hayastan in the Middle Ages by adding the Persian suffix stan (meaning land). This name is traditionally derived from the name of Hayk, the founder of Armenian nation.

Apr 4, 2025 · Known to the Persians as Armina and to the Greeks as Armenioi, the Armenian people call themselves Hayq (singular: Hay) and their country Hayastan, and they look back to a folk hero, Hayk. Linguists classify Armenian as an independent branch of the Indo-European language family.

Hayastany Hanrapetoutyun (Hayastan) Capital: Yerevan. Date of Formation: 21. 09. 1991 – Armenia’s independence referendum day. Based on the referendum results /99% of the votes proved in favor of independence/ the Republic of Armenia was proclaimed an independent State by Parliament. September 21 is marked as Independence Day in the ...

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