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One of the world's most ancient countries, the Republic of Armenia, can now be researched using the most modern of methods. In the following websites you can find interesting, useful and complete information on the policy, economics, culture, religion of Armenia.
A superior site is that of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the United States http://www.armeniaemb.org/. There you can find factual materials on Armenia, its cultural heritage and attractions, and U.S.-Armenia bilateral relations. It is also very good for its links with many websites in Armenia.
The Armenian News Network/Groong http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg07595.html is good for news about Armenia and its region. Many Armenian newspapers are available through this site, including Asbarez, Hayrenik, Armenian Weekly, The California Courier, and others. News is included from Azeri and Turkish sources. There are also press releases and event announcements from groups and a calendar of events posted on Thursday mornings.
Other news sources worth reviewing are Asbarez's own site http://www.asbarez.com/; the SNARK daily news page http://armscape.com/snark/index.html; Armenia on-line http://www.armeniaonline.com/aolroot.cfm; Noyan Tapan Information & Analytical Center http://www.noyan-tapan.am/, and ArmenPress http://www.armenpress.am.
The "AZG" newspaper covers daily news, keeping Nagorno-Karabagh issues in the limelight. It is widely considered the most useful newspapers and others often reprint its stories. http://www.arminco.com/homepages/azg2. Also useful is the Daily News site http://www.hntchak.com/newsarm.html
Art, culture and history are featured especially on http://armscape.com/. This site is notable for its original photographs and more than 700 paintings by Armenian artists. The gallery includes Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Martiros Saryan, Minas Avetisian, Gevorg Bashinjagyan, and others.
Regarding strategic and political issues, the leading Armenian think tank, The Armenian Center for National and International Studies, has a site with a number of texts and information on these questions at http://www.acnis.am. The Haik Institute, a Washington-based think tank with an office in Yerevan, had a number of research studies, exchange programs, and informational materials. http://www.arminco.com/Armenia/haik.html.
The Armenian Engineers & Scientists of America, Inc. (AESA), has information on scientific, energy, and environmental issues regarding Armenia. One of its projects is sponsoring the publication of Armenian-language academic books. http://www.aesa.org. The U.S. Armenia Business & Investment Association (USABIA) focuses on bilateral business, trade, and investment relations. http://www.usabia.org.
The world's largest Armenian website is Cilicia http://www.cilicia.com/. It has over 375 pages filled with useful information, pictures and links. The Internet-based on-line Journal Armenian Diasporan Archives has material, updated periodically, on Armenian communities throughout the world. But Volume 2 is being devoted entirely to Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh). http://users.erols.com/guerig/index.html.
The leading academic organization, the Society for Armenian Studies http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/sas/ includes studies on all aspects of Armenia past and present. Its site includes the ocial, political, and economic questions; to facilitate the group's newsletter.
Its German-language equivalent is the Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz published by the German-Armenian Society, including information on both Armenia and neighboring countries. For a subscription, write B.Duemler@online.de.
Finally, the government of Republic of Armenia maintains its official websites for the president http://www.president.am/ and National Assembly http://www.parliament.am/.
Gayane Novikova works at the Armenian Center for National and International Studies.