YOUR DMC IN ARMENIA

GEOGRAPHY
Armenia is a mountainous, landlocked
country. It has a territory of 29,800sq.km
(11,490 sq. miles), Armenia borders Georgia on
the north, Turkey and Iran on the west. The
territory of Armenia extends some 360 km long
and 200 km wide the most of which ranges from
1000 to 2500 meters above sea level. It is
situated on the same latitude as Spain, Italy.
Armenia is divided into 11 provinces. There are
more than 100 mountain lakes in Armenia. The
largest one is Sevan Lake situated at an altitude
of 1900 m above sea level.

RELIGION

Armenians are Apostolic, orthodox

Christians. Armenians were the first to adopt
Christianity in 301 A.D. as a state religion .
Traditionally, the Armenian Church recognizes
the Catholicos of All Armenians as its leader. He
resides in the religious capital Holy Echmiadzin,
where St. Gregory the Illuminator established
the Armenian Church.

POPULATION
Armenia has a population of 3,2 million
people, of which 96 % are ethnic Armenians.
Among minorities are Russians, Yezdis, Kurds,
and Assyrians. Armenians are among Europes
oldest and most distinct ethnic groups, having
inhabited the area since the seventh century
BC.

CULTURE
Culture is an inseparable part of the
Armenian history. During thousands of years,
beginning with the Urartu epoch, Armenia
underwent complicated and interesting cultural
development. An excellent pattern of Hellenistic
culture and the only preserved architectural
monument of the 1st c. A.D. is the Temple of
Sun in Garni. These influences enriched
national culture. Another contribution to the
development of national culture was the
creation of Armenian alphabet and national
written language by Mesrop Mashtots in 405. He
was the first to translate the Bible.

LANGUAGE
Armenian language a complex and
beautiful language is a state language of the
Republic of Armenia is. It is an independent
branch of Indo-European languages. The
Armenian alphabet was invented in 405 by
Mesrop Mashtoc. The most of the population has
a good command of Armenian and Russian as
well as English.

CUISINE
Armenian cuisine is like a poem, each line
of which has its own aroma and reminds you of
innumerable dinners of shepherds and monks,
townsmen and noblemen, of ancient recipes of
people of East.
One of the main dishes of Armenian cuisine
is dolma, which is made by meet wrapped in the
grape leaves. Basturma - meat, covered with hot
crust (chaman), and sudjukh - little flat meat
sausages with different hot spicery are the
favourite meal of Armenians.

Yerevan town
Yerevan the capital of Armenia is a very
beautiful and small neat town. Archaeological
evidence indicates that a military fortress called
Erebuni stood on Yerevan's site as far back as
the 8th century BC. In 782 B.C the Urartian king
Argishti the first founded Erebuni the military
and administrative center on the place of the
present- day Yerevan. Since then the site has
been strategically important as a crossroads for
the caravan routes passing between Europe and
India. It has been called Yerevan since at least
the 7th century A.D. The city of Yerevan is 210
square kilometers (82 square miles) in size.

Incentive trips
Incentive program advisory, preparation and
realization
Program planning and organization including
transfers, excursions, pre and post tours
Providing financial management including cost
revisions and updates as the event progresses
Pre-event logistical management including
assisting with transfer & rooming lists, menu
selections, dietary requirements, signage,
seating arrangements and restaurants
selection
Providing on-site event management
Customized tours for groups and individual
clients

Meetings and conferences

Research meeting and conference venues,
based on client needs
Analyze specific requirements in order to
recommend the best venue
Hotel accommodation advice and
arrangements
Arrange inspection visits for clients
Simultaneous translation and translation
stations
. Design meeting and function room set-ups
Determine audio-visual needs: equipment and
personnel

Teambuildings, sport
events and activities

Sport event production

Sport venue research
Corporate tournaments
Personnel, equipment and arrangements
Teambuilding quests, treasure hunting
games, interactive city-tours
Off-road jeeping excursions
Water activities: boating, parasailing
Air balloon flights
Tailor made events according to clients
needs

Unique venues and

event production
Event management & full service
production
Event concept, design & styling
AV, lighting & technical production
Venue finding
Catering and venue decoration
Graphic design
Video and content creation
Event logistics

Master-classes and
culinary events
Cooking master classes from best chefs
Bread baking and tasting
Wine blessing event, wine making
Armenian brandy and wine tasting
Harvest events

Cultural and
traditional events

Fold dances and songs during events

Traditional Armenian wedding ceremony
Vocal concerts at various venues
Cultural events:
Concerts
Festivals

Armenia Incentives
operated by Elitar DMC
7 Abovyan street
001 Yerevan, Armenia
T: + 37410 582292
E: incoming@armenia-incentives.com