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A Qajar Tile Featuring The Virgin Mary and Child, late 19th Century [Qajar Period], possibly Isfahan, Persia, Iran, depicted in shades of green, blue and manganese on white ground amidst floral sprays, 23 x 32 cm, private collection, source: christies.com.

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Mother and daughter, 1886, Vladimir Makovsky

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snippets of jerusalem 🤍

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St Michael's Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska), of the Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Alaska, was built in 1848.

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Spirit house cemetery in Eklutna Historical Park

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Armenian food (1/?)

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armenians in the bengal region

during the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a significant armenian community in dhaka, bengladesh because when abbas the great conquered armenia, approximately 40,000 armenian traders specialized in inter-asiatic trade were deported to persia (more specifically isfahan) and were then moved to the bengal region (they inhabited many cities, not just dhaka).

armenians thrived there, they boomed in the textile business, they grew wealthy and in 1781 they commissioned the construction of a catholic church; the armenian church of the holy resurrection (armenian: դաքքայի սուրբ յարութիւն եկեղեցի / dakkayi surb yarutiwn yekeghetsi).

due to the significant armenian community around the church, the quarter it’s in was named armanitola (bengali: আরমানিটোলা / i unfortunately do not know the transliteration, neither if it’s correct).

it’s not the only armenian church in the bengal region.

there are others in:

chinsurah (armenian church of st. john the baptist / armenian: սուրբ յովհաննէս մկրտիչ եկեղեցի / surb yovhannes mkrtich yekeghetsi), built in 1695 - 1697

saidabad (st. mary armenian church / armenian: սուրբ աստվածածին եկերեցի / surb astvatsatsin yekeghetsi), built in 1758

kolkata (armenian church of the holy nazareth / armenian: սուրբ նազարեթ եկերեցի / surb nazaret yekeghetsi), first built in 1688 and then rebuilt in 1724 after it was destroyed in a fire.

the armenian presence declined under the british rule, and the last bengali-armenian reportedly died on may 9th, 2020.

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Traditional Armenian Clothing

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garden in armenian + georgian !

Armenian is in the Eastern Dialect. Neither language has grammatical gender.

garden – բանջարանոց (banjaranots) – ბაღი (baghi)

plant – բույս (buys) – მცენარე (mtsenare)

tree – ծառ (tsarr) – ხე (khe)

flower - ծաղիկ (tsaghik) – ყვავილი (q'vavili)

soil – հող (hogh) – ნიადაგი (niadagi)

yard - բակ (bak) - ეზო (ezo)

raspberry – ազնվամորի (aznvamori) – ჟოლო (zholo)

lemon – կիտրոն (kitron) – ლიმონი (limoni)

strawberry – ելակ (yelak) – მარწყვი (marts'q'vi)

carrot – գազար (gazar) – სტაფილო (st'apilo)

tomato – լոլիկ (lolik) – პომიდორი (p'omidori)

potato – կարտոֆիլ (kartofil) – კარტოფილი (k'art'opili)

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Karine Bedrosian’s Accessories

Peace Now pin + Armenian flag pin

Kodak Instamatic camera

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman poetry book

Armenian Cross necklace

Orange sunglasses

Ringo the cat

Malibu Barbie doll

Notebook and pen

Small Persian-style rug

Yellow record player and records (Abbey Road + Let it Be albums)

Karine’s Lunch: Metal lunchbox, milk carton, orange slices, dolmas (stuffed grape leaves), baklava

#omg

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Armenian textile art from 19th century, Harvard Art Museums.

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"The price of love is love" is the Armenian engraving on this engagement ring box, made of silver and gold, crafted in year 1900 in Van (now Turkey). Preserved at the Yerevan History Museum. Simon Maghakyan via Twitter.