Katil Band ft. Alin Demirdjian - One Province, One Song | Episode 7: SYUNIK
Սիրուն աղջիկ, սիրուն յար - Sirun aghjik, sirun yar (Pretty girl, pretty love)
Armenian folk love song. Original arrangements by Katil Band.
ONE PROVINCE, ONE SONG:
‘One Province, One Song’ («Մեկ Մարզ, Մեկ Երգ») is a project by the Argentinian-Armenian singer-songwriter Alin Demirdjian. The project aims to discover the diversity of the local musical scene and the cultural identity of each province (‘marz’) in Armenia and Artsakh.
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Katil is Armenian Indie-folk band, which goal is propagate Armenian folk music with new way. With Armenian singing intermix's sound of Western guitar under Armenian rhythm and bits originate a mood, where is dominating Armenian woodwind instruments (duduk, blul (Armenian flute), Armenian bagpipe, pku, zurna). Listening Katil bands music in the same time you can feel ancient Armenian music and English old school rock music. Or you can listen Armenian melodies constructed on pop figures.
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ABOUT THE PROVINCE:
Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kapan. Syunik covers an area of 4,506 km² (15% of total area of Armenia), making it the second-largest province in Armenia.
Syunik is a mountainous region, mainly covered with thick green forests. The Zangezur Mountains occupy most of the territories of the province. Syunik has a population of 141,771 forming around 4.7% of the entire population of Armenia.
Tourism is among the developing sectors in the economy of Syunik. The cultural heritage, as well as the natural beauty of the region attract many local and foreign tourists especially in the summer period. The “Wings of Tatev” cableway, operating since 2010 between Halidzor and the Tatev monastery, is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section. Also, many forests and woodlands of Syunik are among the protected areas of Armenia such as the Arevik National Park and Shikahogh State Reserve. Other touristic destinations of Syunik include the Shaki Waterfall and Karahunj (Zorats Karer) a prehistoric archaeological site (ancient Armenian observatory)
CREDITS:
Idea & managing Director: Alin Demirdjian
Project Manager: Mari Anazonian
Musical Director: Alexander Hakobyan
Video Director & DOP: Seda Grigoryan
Sound Engineer & Audio mixing: Petros Goroyan
2nd Camera: Sevak Thomasians
Social Media Manager: Anna Hakobyan
Animation: Alex Gostanian
Video equipment: E-motion Studio
Drone: David Demirchyan
Graphic Design: Proper Company
Project supported by:
Birthright Armenia:
My Step Foundation:
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SPECIAL THANKS:
Regional Government of Syunik
Municipality of Goris
Yeghevnut Hotel
Marely’s Pub
Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin
E-Motion Studio
Our dear driver Vahram Mkrtchian
Intro song: Dos Años Más Tarde (Alin Demirdjian)
©Alin Demirdjian. 2019
#OneProvinceOneSong #UnaProvinciaUnaCanción #ՄեկՄարզՄեկԵրգ
«Սոսու պուրակ» պետական արգելավայր (Plane grove State Sanctuary: Ecotourism in Armenia)
The Zangezur Biosphere Complex SNCO of Syunik province includes Shikahogh state reserve, Arevik national park, Plane Grove state sanctuary, Zangezur, Khustup, Boghakar and Lake Sev state sanctuaries. Each of them has a unique and attractive ecosystem. However, Plane grove state sanctuary has special interest among tourists, as it is the only one in the Caucasus region, and the forests of Platanus orientalis are very rare in the world. Our Plane grove state sanctuary extends near the Tsav River's length 10 km among Syunik mountain range slopes, in different places its width can be up to 200 meters. One can meet more than thousand planes a few hundred years old, which have more than 30-35 meters height. For instance, this one has a history of more than 300 hundred years. According to the locals it was protecting dozens of children during war in it's trunk. To make touristic visits more organized, several ecotourism trails with their appropriate signboards were created. The Plane grove state sanctuary is included in Shikahogh state reserve's ecotrail N2 Arashen- Nerkin Hand- Plane grove state sanctuary Near the grove in Nerkin Hand village tourists can find accommodation and enjoy their trip in a hospitable atmosphere. Villagers can provide tourists with local products such as honey, nuts, ecologically clean food, etc. Besides planes, one can find the Red Listed species such as Walnut (Juglans regia), Araxian oak (Quercus araxina), Field maple (Acer campestre), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Willow (Salix sp.), Caucasian hackberry (Celtis caucasica), different species of Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.), Silk Vine (Periploca graeca), Italian gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus), Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) and other species. The 330 km road from Yerevan will not seem dull, you will see the Armashen Lakes, Gates of Syunik, The Bells of Sisian, marvellous views of nature on the road, also you taste famous jengyal bread in Goris. The habitats of Nerkin Hand village moved from the south-western village Hand, where you can find the Church of 18-19 centuries and monument dedicated to the victims of The Second World war. The villagers are proud of the medieval bridge and a small spring which comes from the ruins of the medieval small church. According to the legend, the water of that spring can cure mange. It is 30 km far from the grove and included in Tsav village- Ksajur - Mazra village ecotrail N4.
”Ecotourism in Armenia” cognitive project is organized by ”Doctor Cinema” Youth NGO in cooperation with Young Biologists Association and World Independent Youth Union NGOs, within the grant program provided by RA Presidential Administration.
Can be shared and used by any company or individual for promoting ecotourism in Armenia.
«Սոսու պուրակ» պետական արգելավայր (Plane grove State Sanctuary: Ecotourism in Armenia)
The Zangezur Biosphere Complex SNCO of Syunik province includes Shikahogh state reserve, Arevik national park, Plane Grove state sanctuary, Zangezur, Khustup, Boghakar and Lake Sev state sanctuaries. Each of them has a unique and attractive ecosystem. However, Plane grove state sanctuary has special interest among tourists, as it is the only one in the Caucasus region, and the forests of Oriental planes are very rare in the world.
Our Plane grove state sanctuary extends near the Tsav River's length 10 km among Syunik mountain range slopes, in different places its width can be up to 200 meters. One can meet more than thousand planes a few hundred years old, which have more than 30-35 meters height. For instance, this one has a history of more than 300 hundred years. According to the locals it was protecting dozens of children during war in it's trunk. To make touristic visits more organized, several ecotourism trails with their appropriate signboards were created. The Plane grove state sanctuary is included in Shikahigh state reserve's ecotrail N2 Arashen- Nerkin Hand- Plane grove state sanctuary
Near the grove in Nerkin Hand village tourists can find accommodation and enjoy their trip in a hospitable atmosphere. Villagers can provide tourists with local products such as honey, nuts, ecologically clean food, etc. Besides planes, one can find Red Listed species such as Walnut (Juglans regia ), Araxian oak (Quercus araxina), Field maple (Acer campestre), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Willow (Salix sp.), Caucasian hackberry (Celtis caucasica), different species of Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.), Silk Vine (Periploca graeca), Italian gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus), Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) and other species.
The 330 km road from Yerevan will not seem dull, you will see The Armashen Lakes, Gates of Syunik, The Bells of Sisian, marvelous views of nature on the road, also you taste famous jengyal bread in Goris. The habitats of Nerkin Hand village moved from the south-western village Hand, where you can find the Church of 18-19 centuries and monument dedicated to the victims of The Second World war. The villagers are proud of the medieval bridge and a small spring which comes from the ruins of the medieval small church. According to the legend, the water of that spring can cure mange. It is 30 km far from the grove and included in Tsav village- Ksajur - Mazra village ecotrail N4.
”Ecotourism in Armenia” cognitive project is organized by ”Doctor Cinema” Youth NGO in cooperation with Young Biologists’ Association and World Independent Youth Union NGOs, within the grant program provided by RA Presidential Administration.
Can be shared and used by any company or individual for promoting ecotourism in Armenia.
Climbing mount Baghatssar / Վերելք Բաղացսար լեռ - ArmGeo - Armenian Geographic
Baghatssar is located in Syunik region, 5 km south-west from Shishkert village. The mount stretches 4-5 km from north-west to south-east. With lchkut and Tchgnavor mountais it forms a watershed between rivers Meghri and Voghji. Baghatssar is a part of Arevik national park. From the south-eastern slopes of Baghatssar streams Kaler river .
The name of Baghatssar is connected with the name of Baghq province and the names beggining with bagh come from different tribal names.
Video created by Gagik Sargsyan
Բաղացսարը գտնվում է Սյունիքի մարզում, Շիշկերտ գյուղից 5 կմ հս-արմ.: Լեռը ձգվում է հս-արմ-ից հվ-արլ.՝ 4-5 կմ երկարությամբ: Արմ.-ից միանալով Լճկուտ, հվ.-ից՝ Ճգնավոր լեռնագագաթներին, նրանց հետ մեկտեղ կազմում ջրբաժան Ողջի և Մեղրի գետերի միջև: Բաղացսարը կազմում է «Արևիք» ազգային պարկի մի մասը: Բաղացսարի հարավ արևելյան լանջերից է սկիզբ առնում Կալեր գետը:
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Nrnadzor mountains, Armenia
Winter in mountains near the village of Nrnadzor, Syunik province, Armenia.
Մեղրու «Արևիկ» ազգային պարկի տարածքում երեկվանից սկսված հրդեհը մարել չի հաջողվում (տեսանյութ)
Ժամը 13.55-ին ստացված տեղեկատվության համաձայն՝ շարունակվում է այրվել մոտ 200 հա խոտածածկույթ, որից 4 հա՝ «Արևիկ» ազգային պարկի տարածքում:
Bezoar Goats on the Tree
Footage has been taken in Arevik National Park, Armenia by WWF Leopard Caretaker Mkrtich Boyajyan.
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Armenia ( ( listen); Armenian: Հայաստան, translit. Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, translit. Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun, IPA: [hɑjɑstɑˈni hɑnɾɑpɛtutʰˈjun]), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Urartu was established in 860 BC and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the late 3rd or early 4th century AD. The official date of state adoption of Christianity is 301. The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century. Declining due to the wars against the Byzantines, the kingdom fell in 1045 and Armenia was soon after invaded by the Seljuk Turks. An Armenian principality and later a kingdom Cilician Armenia was located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the traditional Armenian homeland composed of Eastern Armenia and Western Armenia came under the rule of the Ottoman and Iranian empires, repeatedly ruled by either of the two over the centuries. By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia had been conquered by the Russian Empire, while most of the western parts of the traditional Armenian homeland remained under Ottoman rule. During World War I, Armenians living in their ancestral lands in the Ottoman Empire were systematically exterminated in the Armenian Genocide. In 1918, following the Russian Revolution, all non-Russian countries declared their independence after the Russian Empire ceased to exist, leading to the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia. By 1920, the state was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, and in 1922 became a founding member of the Soviet Union. In 1936, the Transcaucasian state was dissolved, transforming its constituent states, including the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, into full Union republics. The modern Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Armenia recognises the Armenian Apostolic Church, the world's oldest national church, as the country's primary religious establishment. The unique Armenian alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD.
Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Council of Europe and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Armenia supports the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh, which was proclaimed in 1991.