Since December 2013 · 170 pieces
Garo and Araz Kotchounian started Aypoupen out of a straightforward love for the Armenian people and the country. We spotlight Armenians at home and across the diaspora, and from what we find we build small trips around culture and experience rather than a checklist of monasteries.
Armenia, August 2026
Part 10 of the 2026 road trip12 October 2026Kapan to Gyumri
Twelve hours from Kapan to Gyumri: a shared taxi over Tatev, a metro entrance in Yerevan I could not find, and a train whose last hour runs beside the Turkish border.
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New pieces, and what did not fit in them. No schedule, no filler.
Culture10 October 2026
Four relics from the History Museum of Armenia are on show at the Byzantine Museum in Nicosia, beside the Sourp Magar Gospel, brought home from Munich, and a new khachkar.
Diaspora28 September 2026
On the weekend of Saint Kevork’s feast we drove from Nicosia to Sourp Kevork, the Armenian church of Limassol, for the Sunday liturgy and the blessing of the madagh.
Culture26 September 2026
The Armenian Cultural Gala in Nicosia marked 35 years of independence with the Komitas Project and Khali, a dance on the colours of the Armenian carpet.
From the archive
Culture, history, people and travel, written by Garo, Araz and the editors who worked with them. All 170 pieces are still here.
Culture17 August 2014
The Armenian Alphabet, the key to preserving our identity, is one of the first things passed from generation to generation in every Armenian family.
History7 March 2016
In 1920 Diana Abgar (Diana Anahit Aghabek Abgarian, her baptismal name was Gayane) was appointed consul general of the Republic of Armenia in Japan and
Culture28 July 2020
Traditionally, since ancient times carpets have been used in Armenia to cover floors and decorate interior walls, sofas, chairs, beds, and tables.
Or by letter
Aypoupen means the alphabet. Every piece is filed under the Armenian letter its subject begins with.
