Armenia
Capital · Yerevan
The world's first Christian nation — monasteries in gorges beneath Mount Ararat.
Armenia at a glance
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Region
- The Caucasus, West Asia
- Currency
- Dram (AMD)
- Languages
- Armenian
- Dialling code
- +374
- Community
- Africans in Armenia
Public holidays & key dates in Armenia
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Armenia differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
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Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
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