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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] a litle diversionary sidetrip
  • Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:04:07 -0400


This has nothing to do with permaculture other than to braoden one's
worldview.
You often hear of Armenia but I wonder how many have been there, have seen
pix of the area or know much of its history.
I found this gallery tonight with pictures of regions of Armenia that are
hauntingly beautiful.

Robert Lankenau
Lori Province & Monasteries
The province of Lori in northern Armenia is a nice, forested change from the otherwise highland-like Armenian landscape. Full of incredible churches and ancient monasteries often set way up on mountains or cliffs.
http://www.pbase.com/rlankenau/lori_province
Main gallery:
Caucasus
http://www.pbase.com/rlankenau/caucasus

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/am.html
CIA World Factbook
Armenia
Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in an estimated 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Muslim Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey imposed an economic blockade on Armenia and closed the common border because of the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas.
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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
Venaura Farm
lfl@intrex.net
http://market-farming.com
http://market-farming.com/venaurafarm
http://venaurafarm.blogspot.com/
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  • [permaculture] a litle diversionary sidetrip, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 06/07/2007

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