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Required travel documents for Armenia

Required travel documents for Armenia: passport [...]

Electric power

Electric power: 220V / 50 Hz [...]

Area code to Armenia

Area code to Armenia: +374 [...]

Metro

The metro system is very smalll and has only 10 stations on two lines connecting three areas of the city. Trains are running from 7am to 11pm and the fare is AMD50 (US$0.10). [...]

Taxi

In Yerevan taxi are cheap, they are available 24 hours and are a comfortable way of getting about. From the airport to the city centre costs around AMD5000 (US$10), and the standard fare in the city centre is about AMD1000 (US$1.85), however it is adv [...]

When to Go

Autumn (September-October) is the most beautiful season, with balmy days, crisp nights and beautiful colours floating around on the air. There's no peak travel season so you'll find a room at any time of year. If you want to avoid winter's chill, any time [...]

Climate

The climate in Armenia is markedly continental. Summers are dry and sunny, lasting from June to mid-September. The temperature fluctuates between 22° and 36°C. However, the low humidity level mitigates the effect of high temperatures. Evening breezes bl [...]

Armenia - Electricity

Travelers from the US will need a converter for household items brought with them as the standard voltage in Armenia is 220V (as opposed to 110V standard in the US). Furthermore, the voltage, at times - albeit infrequently - deviates from the stand [...]

Armenia - Currency

The Armenian national currency is the dram. Paper notes are issued in denominations of 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000 and 50000 Dram. All new Armenian Dram banknotes have been printed on high quality 100 % cotton fibre paper. Visi [...]

Armenia - The Language

Linguists theorize that 5,000-7,000 years ago the Proto-Indo-European language splintered into dialects, one of which was Armenian, a separate branch of the Indo-European language family. As Indo-European speakers spread throughout Eurasia from I [...]