User:Yerevantsi/DYK

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1 13 Feb 2012 1,507 Armenians in Baku ... that after being a major part of Baku in most of the 19th and 20th centuries, the city's Armenian population almost completely disappeared due to a pogrom in 1990?
2 23 Aug 2012 1,353 Armenian Heritage Park .. that the Armenian Heritage Park is a memorial park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide?
3 27 Sep 2012 1,559 Chess in Armenia ... that in Armenia, chess is one of the country's most popular sports?
4 6 Oct 2012 2,962 Heydar Aliyev's cult of personality ... that the late Azerbaijani president Heydar Aliyev's cult of personality has become a significant part of Azerbaijani politics and society in recent years?
5 9 Oct 2012 7,754 Montebello Genocide Memorial ... that the Montebello Genocide Memorial (pictured) was opened in 1968 and is the largest Armenian Genocide memorial in the United States?
6 23 Oct 2012 1,223 Namus (film) ... that Namus is the first Armenian feature film?
7 23 Oct 2012 1,212 Wrestling in Armenia
(thanks to User:TheShadowCrow)
... that in Armenia, wrestling is one of the nation's oldest sports?
8 26 Oct 2012 1,572 George W. Bush Street ... that streets in Tbilisi and Tirana are named after former US President George W. Bush?
9 6 Nov 2012 657 Edmon Marukyan ... that Edmon Marukyan, the only non-partisan member of the Armenian parliament, has a Master of Laws degree from the University of Minnesota Law School?
10 10 Nov 2012 1,795 Russian language in the United States ... that most Russian-speakers in the United States are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union?
11 13 Nov 2012 2,836 Russian language in Israel ... that Russian is spoken in Israel by about 20% of the total population?
12 16 Nov 2012 3,084 Languages of Albania ... that virtually all Italian-speakers in Albania have learnt the language by watching Italian television and not through reading textbooks?
13 20 Nov 2012 1,041 Languages of Armenia ... that Russian is the most widely spoken foreign language in Armenia?
14 21 Nov 2012 1,680 Diamond industry in Armenia ... that in 1999 diamond industry in Armenia provided about one third of the country exports?
15 17 Dec 2012 1,813 Hayazn ... that Hayazn burned the Hungarian flag after Ramil Safarov's release to Azerbaijan?
16 18 Dec 2012 1,360 Weightlifting in Armenia
(with User:TheShadowCrow)
... that numerous Olympic and World weightlifting champions from Armenia hail from Gyumri, a city with a population of 150,000?
17 1 Jan 2013 562 Boxing in Armenia ... that Armenian King Varazdat was one of the last Ancient Olympic champions in boxing?
18 30 Jan 2013 2,640 List of notable visitors to Tsitsernakaberd ... that over 20 heads of state have paid tribute to the Armenian Genocide victims?
19 30 Mar 2013 1,512 Yerevan dialect ... that in Armenian television, the Yerevan dialect is used more than the standard language?
20 7 Apr 2013 1,733 Wounds of Armenia ... that Wounds of Armenia, the first Armenian novel, was published 10 years after its author's Khachatur Abovian's death?
21 8 Apr 2013 2,720 Getar River ... that the 1664 bridge on Getar River was one of the few buildings that survived the 1679 earthquake?
22 18 Apr 2013 1,582 Karin dialect ... that before the Armenian Genocide, the Karin dialect was spoken in two provincial centers in eastern Turkey?
23 6 May 2013 916 Karabakh dialect (Armenian) ... that before the exodus that started in 1988, many of the over 200,000 Baku Armenians spoke the Karabakh dialect?
24 11 Jun 2013 3,039 Vano Siradeghyan ... that Vano Siradeghyan, one of Armenia's most influential politicians, is wanted by Interpol?
25 16 Jun 2013 3,034 List of people declared persona non grata in Azerbaijan ... that Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe was declared persona non grata in Azerbaijan?
26 19 Jun 2013 1,954 Vazgen Sargsyan ... that Vazgen Sargsyan is the founder of the Armenian army?
27 22 Jun 2013 655 Pargev Martirosyan ... that Archbishop Pargev has been the primate of the Diocese of Artsakh since 1989?
28 22 Jun 2013 1,166 Simon Achikgyozyan ... that Simon Achikgyozyan, a geologist for 30 years, is considered a hero for his activities in the Nagorno-Karabakh War?
29 24 Jun 2013 492 Armenian presidential election, 1996 ... that anti-government protesters in 1996 beat up the Armenian parliament speaker Babken Ararktsyan?
30 30 Jun 2013 2,450 Vardan Stepanyan ... that the 25 year old law student Vardan Stepanyan fought in two wars?
31 1 Jul 2013 1,625 Armenian soap operas ... that Armenian soap operas have been criticized for "advocating aggression"?
32 2 Jul 2013 2,871 Lyon Armenian Genocide Memorial ... that the Lyon Armenian Genocide Memorial has been vandalized twice?
34 21 Jul 2013 1,646 Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey ... that there were over 2,500 Armenian churches in Turkey before the Armenian Genocide, and fewer than 40 are functioning today?
35 30 Jul 2013 5,052 Atatürk's cult of personality ... that Atatürk's cult of personality has been described as the "longest-running personality cult"?
36 23 Aug 2013 2,167 May Uprising ... that according to Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Armenia would not have lost some of its territories if the country was Sovietized sooner?
37 6 Sep 2013 1,972 Witnesses and testimonies of the Armenian Genocide
(with User:Proudbolsahye)
... Henry Morgenthau, who gave testimony of the Armenian Genocide, stated that the massacres of the past "seem almost insignificant when compared to the sufferings of the Armenian race in 1915"?
38 22 Sep 2013 3,119 Armenians and Jews ... that many historians have compared Armenians and Jews?
39 19 Oct 2013 6,364
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Chechen-Russian conflict ... that the Chechen-Russian conflict (Chechen rebel pictured) dates back as far as 1785?
40 25 Nov 2013 10,226 Etchmiadzin Cathedral ... that the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (pictured) is considered the oldest cathedral in the world?
41 10 Feb 2014 2,228 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ... that Armen Dzhigarkhanyan has appeared in more films than any other Russian actor?
42 19 Feb 2014 4,768 The Armenian and the Armenian ... that twenty years after the Armenian Genocide, William Saroyan challenged the world to destroy the Armenian people?
43 13 May 2014 2,008 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide ... that the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported a resolution to the full Senate in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide?
44 22 Aug 2014 940 Marina Frolova-Walker ... that Marina Frolova-Walker has delivered lectures on music at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to factories in Kazakhstan?
45 1 Dec 2014 1,844 Varagavank ... that the Varagavank monastery was the site of Armenian resistance to Turkish government forces during the Armenian Genocide?
46 12 Dec 2014 5,301 Anti-Greek sentiment ... that anti-Greek riots occurred in Australia, Canada, and the United States during the early 20th century?
47 1 Jan 2015 2,035 Saint Bartholomew Monastery ... that a 13th-century Armenian monastery dedicated to one of the apostles now lies in ruins?
48 4 Jan 2015 577 Aravot ... that the Armenian liberal daily Aravot was prevented from being published following the deadly 2008 protests?
49 24 Jan 2015 1,568 Narekavank ... that the prominent medieval Armenian monastery of Narekavank was demolished and replaced with a mosque?
50 28 Jan 2015 2,848 Aram Khachaturian ... that the composer Aram Khachaturian was "entirely a creation of the Soviet musical and dance establishment"?
51 19 April 2015 1,552 Silva Kaputikyan ... that poetess Silva Kaputikyan returned the medal awarded her by the Armenian president after a violent crackdown on an opposition demonstration?
52 24 April 2015 4,568 Surb Karapet Monastery ... that the stones of Surb Karapet Monastery (pictured), destroyed during the Armenian Genocide, were used to build houses in a Kurdish village?
53 3 May 2015 5,725 Temple of Garni ... that the Temple of Garni (pictured), the only Hellenistic structure in Armenia, collapsed in an earthquake and was reconstructed 300 years later?
54 27 October 2015 1,393 Aram Manukian ... that Armenian nationalist revolutionary Aram Manukian organized two successful resistances against the Turks in a three-year period?
55 17 April 2016 6,237 Ivan Aivazovsky ... that the painter Ivan Aivazovsky (work pictured) threw away his Ottoman medals to protest large-scale massacres of Armenians?
56 17 April 2016 1,339 Armenian Quarter ... that Jerusalem's first printing press was established in the Armenian Quarter?
57 22 June 2017 14,860 Gregorio Pietro Agagianian ... that Cardinal Agagianian (pictured), leader of a small Eastern church, was twice a serious papal candidate?
58 26 June 2017 8,475 Mkrtich Khrimian ... that Mkrtich Khrimian (pictured), head of the Armenian Church, endorsed an armed struggle against the Ottoman Turks?
59 22 Jan 2018 7,881 Ghazanchetsots Cathedral ... that Azerbaijan stored ammunition inside Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (pictured) during the Nagorno-Karabakh War?
60 16 Dec 2018 1,295 Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata ... that an Armenian church in Istanbul was demolished in 1958 and rebuilt years later half as wide, to make room for the street?
61 23 Feb 2019 431 Mikayel Nalbandian ... that Armenia's anthem is based on Mikayel Nalbandian's poem, inspired by Italian unification?
62 8 Sep 2023 5,908 Masquerade (Khachaturian) ... that the waltz from Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite has been called "spooky" and is often played for Halloween?
63 16 Feb 2024 4,189
Etchmiadzin: 3,958
Buddhism in Armenia ... that Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, previously had a Tibetan Buddhist bell?