The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest church built by the state in the world.
It was originally built by Saint Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica in 301-303, when Armenia was the only country in the world the state religion of which was Christianity. Photo Source
The Armenian diaspora is a term used to describe the communities of Armenians living outside of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Of the total Armenian population living worldwide (in 2004 estimated to be 9,000,000), only about 3,000,000 live in Armenia and about 130,000 in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian diaspora population is estimated to be 8,000,000. (click here to see a chart of population breakdown by country).
The below map gives a clear idea that Armenians are almost all over the world, and I am proud being one of them.
