East of Byzantium

May 1, 2014
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Mother Armenia (Armenian: Մայր Հայաստան Mayr Hayastan) is a female personification of Armenia. Her most public visual rendering is a monumental statue in Victory Park overlooking the capital city of Yerevan, Armenia.

Mother Armenia outside Ijevan (Armenian: Իջևան; formerly,Karavansara), a city in Armenia and the capital of Tavush region. The marz of Tavush is located in the north of Armenia and borders on Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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