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Arménie COUNTRY GUIDE Numérique OFFERT Ce Guide Au Format Guide Au Format Ce Arménie 2018 2019 arménie COUNTRY GUIDE numérique OFFERT ce guide au format guide au format ce arménie www.petitfute.com Parce que vous êtes unique ... ... vous rêviez d’un guide sur mesure © SEAN PAVONE - ISTOCKPHOTO.COM © SEAN PAVONE a vous de jouer ! mon guide sur mesure www.mypetitfute.com ÉDITION Directeurs de collection et auteurs : Dominique AUZIAS et Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE Auteurs : Gari ULUBEYAN, Bienvenue Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE, Dominique AUZIAS et alter Directeur Editorial : Stephan SZEREMETA en Arménie ! Rédaction Monde : Caroline MICHELOT, Morgane VESLIN, Pierre-Yves SOUCHET, Jimmy POSTOLLEC et Elvane SAHIN Il y a 20 ans, paraissait la première édition de ce guide sur Rédaction France : Elisabeth COL, Silvia FOLIGNO, Tony DE SOUSA et Agnès VIZY l’Arménie. Pionnier, souvent, sur des terres en friche, le FABRICATION Petit Futé me confiait la mission de dévoiler les charmes Responsable Studio : Sophie LECHERTIER de cette ex-République d’URSS, jusque-là ignorée par assistée de Romain AUDREN les voyagistes et la littérature spécialisée. Emancipé Maquette et Montage : Julie BORDES, Sandrine MECKING, Delphine PAGANO du passé soviétique, ce petit pays blotti au sud du et Laurie PILLOIS Caucase attire toujours plus de visiteurs, séduits par Iconographie : Anne DIOT ses montagnes et son patrimoine. Engagée sur la voie Cartographie : Jordan EL OUARDI de la mondialisation – et de la Francophonie, dont elle WEB ET NUMÉRIQUE e Directeur Web : Louis GENEAU DE LAMARLIERE accueille le 17 sommet en octobre 2018 –, l’Arménie Chef de projet et développeurs : défend farouchement son indépendance, dont elle célébra Cédric MAILLOUX, Nicolas DE GUENIN, avec faste le 25e anniversaire en septembre 2016. Alors Nicolas VAPPEREAU et Adeline CAUX e Intégrateur Web : Mickael LATTES que paraît cette 8 édition, l’Arménie a marqué par e Webdesigner : Caroline LAFFAITEUR une « Révolution de velours » le 30 anniversaire du Community Manager : Cyprien DE CANSON Mouvement Karabagh, qui vit cette région se libérer de et Andrei UNGUREANU la tutelle de l’Azerbaïdjan et les Arméniens de la tutelle DIRECTION COMMERCIALE soviétique. L’avenir se construit ici dans le rappel d’un Directrice des Régies : Caroline CHOLLET Responsable Régies locales : passé souvent tragique, et les Arméniens y sont d’autant Michel GRANSEIGNE plus attachés qu’ils sont les rescapés de 3000 ans Relation Clientèle : Vimla MEETTOO d’Histoire : forgée dans le creuset du monde antique, et Sandra RUFFIEUX Chefs de Publicité Régie nationale : cette nation a survécu aux invasions et massacres Caroline AUBRY, François BRIANCON, culminant avec le terrible génocide commis en 1915 Perrine DE CARNE MARCEIN et Caroline PREAU par les autorités de l’Empire ottoman, qui raya de la Responsable Clientèle : Déborah LOICHOT carte l’Arménie occidentale (Est de la Turquie). Née sur RÉGIE INTERNATIONALE Chefs de Publicité : Jean Marc FARAGUET, les ruines de l’Empire russe, l’Arménie occupe la partie Guillaume LABOUREUR orientale de l’Arménie historique, et réunit un tiers des assistés de Erika SANTOS Arméniens du globe, tout en portant l’héritage de cette Régie ARMÉNIE : Michael TABONE histoire complexe. Elle garantit la pérennité d’une vieille DIFFUSION ET PROMOTION Directrice des Ventes : Bénédicte MOULET nation, tournée vers l’avenir et le monde, malgré le blocus assistée d’Aissatou DIOP et Nahida KHIER turco-azéri sanctionnant son soutien au Karabagh. Une Responsable des ventes : Jean-Pierre GHEZ nouvelle génération redécouvre les traditions nationales assisté de Nelly BRION Relations Presse-Partenariats : tout en édifiant un pays moderne et accueillant, avec Jean-Mary MARCHAL son hospitalité légendaire, qui marie sens de la fête et ADMINISTRATION art de la table. Longtemps connu des seuls Arméniens Président : Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE de la diaspora, le pays s’ouvre aux autres visiteurs ; je Directrice Administrative et Financière : Valérie DECOTTIGNIES suis heureux de les guider à travers montagnes, lacs et Directrice des Ressources Humaines : vallées, écrin de tant et tant d’églises et monastères ! Dina BOURDEAU assistée de Sandra MORAIS Avec ses sommets renvoyant l’écho de grands mythes, et Eva BAELEN Responsable informatique : tel l’Ararat où s’échoua l’Arche de Noé, l’Arménie est un Briac LE GOURRIEREC lieu où souffle l’esprit. Terre de mémoire, l’Arménie est Comptabilité : Jeannine DEMIRDJIAN, aussi une terre de voyage et d’aventure. Christelle MANEBARD et Adrien PRIGENT Recouvrement : Fabien BONNAN assisté de Sandra BRIJLALL et Belinda MILLE Gari ULUBEYAN Standard : Jehanne AOUMEUR n PETIT FUTÉ ARMÉNIE 2018-2019 n IMPRIMÉ EN FRANCE LES NOUVELLES ÉDITIONS DE L’UNIVERSITÉ 18, rue des Volontaires - 75015 Paris. & 01 53 69 70 00 - Fax 01 42 73 15 24 Internet : www.petitfute.com SAS au capital de 1 000 000 E - RC PARIS B 309 769 966 Couverture : Ornements médievaux, Arménie © SergeyTimofeev - iStockPhoto.com. Impression : GROUPE CORLET IMPRIMEUR - 14110 Condé-sur-Noireau Achevé d’imprimer : 06:07:2018 Dépôt légal : 09/07/2018 ISBN : 9791033190271 Pour nous contacter par email, indiquez le nom de famille en minuscule suivi de @petitfute.com Pour le courrier des lecteurs : [email protected] Sommaire L’Arménie à la mode de Rousseau .......78 nINVITATION AU VOYAGE n La France et la question arménienne ....78 Les plus de l’Arménie .................................7 Les réfugiés arméniens de Marseille Fiche technique ........................................ 13 à Paris .................................................79 Idées de séjour ........................................16 De la lutte pour l’intégration au combat identitaire ............................................81 Comment partir ? ................................... 20 Désir de reconnaissance ......................81 Partir en voyage organisé .....................20 Une communauté en voie de Partir seul ............................................25 restructuration .....................................82 Se loger ...............................................26 La communauté arménienne Se déplacer .........................................27 en France.............................................83 Politique et économie .............................. 85 nDÉCOUVERTE Politique ...............................................85 n Économie .............................................99 L’Arménie en 50 mots-clés ...................... 32 Population et langues .............................108 Survol de l’Arménie ................................ 45 Mode de vie .............................................110 Géographie ..........................................45 Vie sociale .........................................110 Climat ..................................................48 Mœurs et faits de société ...................113 Environnement et écologie ...................48 Religion .............................................116 Parcs nationaux ...................................50 Arts et culture .......................................124 Faune et Flore ......................................50 Architecture et arts décoratifs ............124 Histoire ................................................... 52 Artisanat ............................................130 L’Arménie et la France ..............................77 Cinéma ..............................................131 Une longue amitié ................................77 Danse ................................................134 Rencontres croisées en Cilicie ..............77 Littérature ..........................................135 © EKATERINA RAINBOW / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM EKATERINA RAINBOW / © Place de la République, Erevan. Sommaire Médias locaux ....................................137 Musique .............................................140 Peinture et miniature .........................142 Sculpture ...........................................144 Traditions ...........................................145 Festivités ................................................146 Cuisine arménienne ................................151 © MICHAL DURINIK / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Produits et plats caractéristiques .......151 Boissons ............................................154 Habitudes alimentaires ......................156 Recettes ............................................157 Jeux, loisirs et sports ............................158 Disciplines nationales ........................159 Activités à faire sur place ...................160 Vue sur Erevan. Enfants du pays ......................................162 Lexique ...................................................166 Bjni .................................................266 Dzaghkadzor ...................................266 nEREVAN n nARMÉNIE CENTRALE n Erevan .....................................................172 Région du Mont Arakadz .........................274 Achtarak .........................................276 nPLAINE DE L’ARARAT n Biurakan .........................................277 Amberd ...........................................278 A l’ouest d’Erevan .................................. 248 Lac Kari ..........................................279 Zvartnots ........................................250 Tegher ............................................280 Vagharchapat ..................................250 Ochakan .........................................280 Armavir ...........................................254 Route des monastères ...........................281 Sardarabad .....................................254 Mughni ...........................................281
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