Armenia & Azerbaijan at 1:560, 000 on an indexed map from ITMB. Each side of the map covers the whole of one of these two countries, presented with a street plan of its capital. Diverse ethnography of the region is indicated on an inset. On one side is Armenia with southern Georgia, including Tbilisi, & western Azerbaijan with most of Nagorno-Karabakh. The reverse side covers both parts of Azerbaijan, extending west beyond Yerevan. Topography of the region is shown by bold altitude colouring in feet, with heights of peaks shown on metres. Mountain passes are annotated with months when passable. Swamp areas are marked & national parks or protected areas highlighted. The map shows the region ...

Armenia & Azerbaijan at 1:430, 000 on a double-sided, indexed map from ITMB, with each country accompanied by a street plan of its capital. Diverse ethnography of the region is indicated on an inset. On one side is Armenia with most of Nagorno-Karabakh, plus the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan & much of Georgia including Tbilisi. The reverse, with a small overlap, is the remainder of Azerbaijan. Topography of the region is shown by altitude colouring in feet, with heights of peaks given in metres (and not in feet as indicated in the map legend). Mountain passes are annotated with months when passable. Swamp areas are marked & national parks or protected areas highlighted. The map shows the region’s road & rail networks, including selected seasonal tracks, & indicates local airports. Symbols highlight various places of interest: historical sites, beaches, winter sport areas, etc. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Each country has a separate index. Street plans of central Yerevan & Baku name main streets & highlight various places of interest including selected foreign embassies. Also provided is an inset showing the distribution of various ethnographic groups.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: international & provincial boundaries are not marked precisely enough to give a clear picture of the current political situation in the region, including enclaves & border crossings.
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Armenia in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ‘time-out’, travelling & communicating. There is also a separate chapter for business travelers, with important information on subjects such as business culture, meetings & making appointments. A Further Reading section also offers a list of recommended other history, travel literature & language titles available on the country. ...

A remarkable view of how geopolitics affects ordinary people, this book documents, in words & pictures, the lives of Armenians in the last two decades. Based on intimate interviews with three hundred Armenians & featuring Jerry Berndt`s superb photographs, it brings together firsthand testimony about the social, economic, & spiritual circumstances of Armenians during the 1980s & 1990s, when the country faced an earthquake, pogroms, & war. At times shocking & deeply emotional, Armenia: Portraits of Survival & Hope is a story of extreme suffering & hardship, a searching look at the fight for independence, & an exceptionally complex portrait of the human spirit.A companion to the Millers` highly acclaimed work Survivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide, which documented the genocide of 1915, this book focuses on four groups of people: survivors of the earthquakes that devastated northwestern Armenia in 1988; refugees from Azerbaijan who fled Baku & Sumgait because of pogroms against them; women, children, & soldiers who were affected by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; & ordinary citizens who survived several winters without heat because of the blockade against Armenia by Turkey & Azerbaijan. The Millers` narrative situates these accounts contextually & thematically, but the voices of individuals remain paramount. The Millers also describe their personal experiences in repeated research trips, inviting us to look beyond the headlines & think beyond the circumstances of our own lives as they bring contemporary Armenia to life. ...

Armenia & Azerbaijan at 1:560, 000 on an indexed map from ITMB. Each side of the map covers the whole of one of these two countries, presented with a street plan of its capital. Diverse ethnography of the region is indicated on an inset. On one side is Armenia with southern Georgia, including Tbilisi, & western Azerbaijan with most of Nagorno-Karabakh. The reverse side covers both parts of Azerbaijan, extending west beyond Yerevan. Topography of the region is shown by bold altitude colouring in feet, with heights of peaks shown on metres. Mountain passes are annotated with months when passable. Swamp areas are marked & national parks or protected areas highlighted. The map shows the region ...

This rural retreat enjoys an astonishingly well-preserved legacy of monastic buildings, often set in magnificent locations. Nicholas Holding covers a wide spectrum of activities that give Armenia a huge potential for visitors, including birding, hiking, the arts, architectural tours, botanical trips, angling, horseriding & caving. ...

Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination. Ed. 4th, September 2014.

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Few writers had to confront so many of the last century`s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman. He is likely to be remembered, above all, for the terrifying clarity with which he writes about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad & the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman; it is notable for its warmth, its sense of fun & for the benign humility that is always to be found in his writing. After the `arrest`
- as Grossman always put it
- of Life & Fate, Grossman took on the task of editing a literal Russian translation of a lengthy Armenian novel. The novel was of little interest to him, but he was glad of an excuse to travel to Armenia. This is his account of the two months he spent there. It is by far the most personal & intimate of Grossman`s works, with an air of absolute spontaneity, as though Grossman is simply chatting to the reader about his impressions of Armenia
- its mountains, its ancient churches & its people.


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Map No. 2404E, Armentières, in IGN’s excellent, detailed topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000. Centred on Armentières, the town of the ” Mademoiselle from Armentières”
- the song also known by its line ” Hinky Dinky Parley Voo”, the map covers part of the WWI Western Front on the border of France & Flanders. Coverage within France extends south to the Aubers Ridge, west to Laventie & Steenwerck, & east to include Frelinghien & Houplines. Within Flanders coverage

Includes:: Ploegsteert (Plugstreet), Nieuwkerke & Warneton/ Waasten. Although not specifically designed to show WWI memorial sites & best used in conjunctions with one of the specialist maps of the Western Front, maps in the IGN 1:25, 000 series are ideal for locating access to the numerous smaller war cemeteries & memorials scattered across Picardy. Please note: unlike within France, cemeteries on the Belgian side of the border are not annotated to indicate the nationality of the soldiers buried there. The map is contoured, GPS compatible & shows all the features expected of topographic mapping at this scale. Map legend is in French only. To see the full description of IGN’s 1:25, 000 topographic survey of France & the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.


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The armillary sphere shows the Earth (a central ball) surrounded by rings (armilla in Latin) which represent the great circles of the heavens. It was widely used during the 17th & 18th centuries in scientific debates over the relative merits of the competing central Earth & central Sun theories. Our simplified, decorative brass version makes a handsome ornament for the desk or garden. Stands Approx. 12” high, made from solid machined brass with an antique finish & polished wooden base. ...