In 2003, reconstruction works began along the entire perimeter of the Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia. After the top layer of the asphalt was removed, the remains of stone walls, tiles of black and red tuff, pieces of clay jugs, and clay water pipes appeared before the gaze of the builders.

The province was named after the biblical Mount Ararat. Although Ararat is now on the territory of Turkey, it still remains the svmbol of Armenia. THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN ARARAT • Khor Virap monastery • Khosrov Forest State Reserve • Panoramic views of Mount Ararat from the Arch of Charents on the way to Ararat province • Bird watching in Armash (April, May, September) •Paragliding • Hot Air Ballooning •Fishing ponds of Armash

Each year on the Sunday closest to the date of August 15, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of St. Mary, the Holy Mother of God. In the Calendar of the Armenian Church, this feast is the fourth of five major feasts that are commemorated, and is the oldest one dedicated to St. Mary.

Golden Grape ArmAs was founded in 2007 by Armenak Aslanian, who repatriated to his motherland to accomplish the goals that involve the intertwined aspects of family, heritage, culture, and progress, with personal values and responsibilities he maintains as a father, an entrepreneur, and as an Armenian. Alongside his daughters, he preserves an 80-year-old family tradition of wine, naming ArmAs in honor of his grandfather Armenak Aslanian Sr., the original winemaker in the family. He continues to develop ArmAs Estate with a vision to partake in upholding and revitalizing the winemaking legacy in Armenia, the oldest known area for viticulture and enology.