About Armenia
Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding the Biblical mountains of?Ararat, upon which?Noah's Ark?is said to have come to rest after the?flood. (Bible, Gen. 8:4). There is evidence of an early civilization in Armenia in the?Bronze Age, dating to about 4000 BC. Archaeological surveys in 2010 and 2011 at the?Areni-1 cave complex?have resulted in the discovery of?the world's earliest known leather shoe, skirt, and?wine-producing facility.