Hovhannes Shiraz
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Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire. His mother, Astghik, was widowed by the Armenian genocide shortly before his birth. Shiraz grew u
Shiraz in 2015
Hovhannes Shiraz's tombstone in Komitas Pantheon
Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum in Gyumri
Levon Mkrtchyan directing "Hovhannes Shiraz: A Documentary", 1983
Armenian literature
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Armenian literature, produced in the Armenian language, has existed in written form since the 5th century CE, when the Armenian alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots and the first original works of
Greek inscription from Garni temple with the Armenian word ter — meaning "head of a clan, ruler of a region", 1st century AD
Artashes and Satenik, artist Josef Rotter
First page of the Gospel of Mark, by Sargis Pitsak, a Medieval Armenian scribe and miniaturist
Srpouhi Dussap - Stamp of Armenia