Our visit to Armenia, on the way to Central Asia, turned out to be shorter than we had originally planned. We spent just three days here and covered a total of 414 kilometers. We wanted to stay longer in this welcoming country, but due to complications with the new visa regulations for Iran, we had to change our route. Even so, this brief stop was enough for us to feel the unique spirit of Armenia. It is a land that captivates in many ways: with its monumental mountains and deep gorges, medieval

🇦🇲 VAN (TUSHPA) 7th century BC 🇦🇲 🇦🇲TUSHPA🇦🇲CAPITAL OF URARTU KINGDOM🇦🇲ANCIENT ARMENIA🇦🇲 Վան (Տուշպա), Ք. Ա. 7-րդ դար Tushpa, later known as Van (presently occupied by Turkey), was the capital of the Urartu kingdom of ancient Armenia, from the 9th to 6th century BCE. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Van , the city was a fortress site which was reused as a provincial capital under the Achaemenian Empire and then, once again, made the capital of the Artsruni kingdom during the medi