The Melkonian Educational Institute was an Armenian boarding school of high academic standard located in Nicosia, Cyprus.
View of the entrance
Panoramic view of the Melkonian Educational Institute (1986) and "The Forest of Remembrance" on the right
The boarding section of the Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia
Battle of Avarayr
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The Battle of Avarayr was fought on 26 May 451 on the Avarayr Plain in Vaspurakan between a Christian Armenian army under Vardan Mamikonian and Sassanid Persia. It is considered one of the first battl
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A 15th-century Armenian miniature depicting the battle
Memorial to the Battle of Avarayr in Gyumri, Armenia