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Armenia

Armenia's conversion is traditionally dated to 301, before Rome made Christianity legal in 313. Its mother cathedral at Etchmiadzin is often called the oldest cathedral in the world.

Where its story happens

Etchmiadzin Cathedral, at 40.16°N, 44.29°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Armenia

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Armenia, landlocked in the Caucasus mountains, south of Georgia and north of Iran. See Armenia on a map.
  2. Its capital is Yerevan, where snow-capped Mount Ararat can be seen from all over the city.
  3. Its capital began as a fortress in 782 BC and is one of the world's oldest cities still lived in.
  4. Its unique alphabet was invented by a monk around the year 405 and is still in use.
  5. Around the year 301 it became the first state to make Christianity its official religion.

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