{"id":52408,"date":"2020-03-26T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T11:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/armenian-ethnicity\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T13:27:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:27:47","slug":"armenian-ethnicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/armenian-ethnicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnic Features of Armenians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genealogy of Armenians<\/h3>\n

To understand the ethnic features of Armenians lets learn more about how and where Armenians came from. In the ancient and middle ages, a number of works on the origin of Armenians have been compiled. However, the work of Movses Khorenatsi is considered the basis of the genealogy of Armenians. According to Movses Khorenatsi, the Armenian origin is attributed to Hayk Nahapet. At that time Movses Khorenatsi didn’t know about the Urartian State and attributed the Urartian monuments of Van region to Ara the Beautiful. Hayk was considered the son of gods. According to Movses Khorenatsi, on August 11, 2492 BC, Hayk defeats the ruler of Mesopotamia Bel and reaffirms his independence. And from this day the Armenian calendar begins. According to the Armenian legend, our nation was named “Hay” after Hayk Nahapet, and our country was named “Hayastan”. And from the name of one of his heirs Aram Nahapet originated names “Armenia” and “Armen”.<\/p>\n

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Ethnic Features of Armenians \/ “Hayk and Bel”<\/p><\/div>\n

But there is also an Arabian legend about the origin of Armenians, according to which Armenians originated from Noah’s sons after the Flood. According to this legend, Noah’s son Japheth had a son Gomer, and then a grandchild Togarmah. One of Togarmah’s sons was the ancestor of the Armenians. Georgians came from the sons of his brother. According to this legend, Armenians, Greeks, Slavs, Franks and Iranian tribes are considered related\u2024<\/p>\n\n