Amatuni
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The House of Amatuni is an ancient Armenian noble family, known from the 4th century in the canton of Artaz, between lakes Van and Urmia, with its center at Shavarshan, and subsequently also at Aragat
Vahan Amatuni monument, 5th century, Oshakan
Hemshin people
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The Hemshin people, also known as Hemshinli or Hamshenis or Homshetsi, are an ethnographic group of Armenians who mostly practice Sunni Islam after their conversion from Christianity in the beginning
Amatuni
…of oil companies of Baku until 1917. After the Russian annexation of Georgia, the family was confirmed in the dignity of Knyaz on March 25, 1826. Hemshin peoples Principality of Hamamshen…
Hemsheni women in Rize, Turkey
Traditional Hemshin bagpipe, Çamlıhemşin, Rize, Turkey.
Hemshin musician Behçet Gülas plays the tulum.
A scenic view in Çamlıhemşin, mostly populated by western Hemshinlis.