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Hagvi, the homeland of the Armenian Calvados

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafJune 1, 2021

Hagvi, the homeland of the Armenian Calvados 1 June 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read In Hagvi village of the Lori region, their favorite berry is a blackberry and their favorite alcohol is calvados. Yes, yes, you heard right, Calvados. This is how they explain to the guests in a…

Raising a village you were raised in: Zorakan

Alumni, Blog, Village lifeBy coafMay 2, 2021

Raising a village you were raised in: Zorakan 2 May 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read It takes a village to raise a child. It takes children to raise a village.  Childhood memories may be varied. “I was overjoyed when my parents took me to the farm to either sow…

Arevatsag: the homeland of potatoes and plum vodka

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafApril 22, 2021

If you have been to Arevatsag (Ghachaghan), you are likely to have heard “ջրչոր եղած ղաչաղանցի” phrase that means the people of Ghachaghan are anhydrous.

In pursuit of peace in borderline Koti village

Blog, News, Village lifeBy coafApril 11, 2021

Air rich in oxygen, clean food, and breathtaking nature all around are some of the luxuries of Koti village of Armenia’s alpine Tavush region. Urban people would be jealous to live in such surroundings, and if so, they may have to pay for it possibly a lot.

Celebrating our 10th spring in Arteni village

Achievement, Blog, Village lifeBy coafMarch 21, 2021

Apricots will soon bloom, paving the way for apple trees. Homeyards will soon smell with enchanting Maytime aromas. Nature is blossoming again, and rural Armenian villagers are going through their spring gardening checklist: cleaning up the yards, cultivating the trees, and sowing seeds.

Fig heaven: Vazashen village

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafMarch 2, 2021

Once famous for its vineyards, the grape fields of Vazashen were left across the border after the 1990s war. Nowadays, the people of Vazashen have to be satisfied by their home yards.

Odzun: a village hanging from the clouds

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafFebruary 9, 2021

Once you overcome the winding trails taking to Odzun village of the Lori region, it seems like you are about to touch the clouds. Just gaze at the tile roof houses lying somewhere high and the endless fields of wheat, corn, and sunflowers stretching till the rim of the gorge.

What happens in Shenik, stays in Shenik

Blog, Motivation, Village lifeBy coafJanuary 29, 2021

The straight road from Yerevan takes you to a small village, living where means waking up every day, walking through pink tuff houses, greeting men playing backgammon (nard) outdoors, and seeing children dashing through the streets, though now less often than they used to – cell phones did it all!

The United Kingdom of Marts

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafJanuary 25, 2021

They have the most delicious barbecue, but pig breeding has slumped after the last cholera pandemic. They are known as Russian-speakers, but few speak the language nowadays. They count the inhabited houses not by the smoke coming out from the chimney but with laundry spreads.

The hospitable villagers of Yeghegnut

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafJanuary 8, 2021

As soon as you step through the gate of one’s house in Yeghegnut village of the Lori region, the landlord rushes to invite you for a bite or a drink. Want it or not, here people won’t let you leave without a good treat.

World’s prettiest village: Zardanashen

Blog, Photoblog, Village lifeBy coafDecember 17, 2020

Ask Zardanashen village kids of Artsakh where they are from, and they’ll unanimously reply with a delightful smile on their face -“We’re from the prettiest village in the world!”

The road to hi-tech runs through Akori village

Blog, SMART, Village lifeBy coafNovember 20, 2020

The COAF SMART Center, well-known by many as our business card, is home to over 1500 youngsters and adults from 27 communities of the Lori region. It is an innovative hub that unites people from dozens of villages that not only benefit from over 20 programs and services but also bring their culture, history, and unique perspectives with themselves.

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