As part of the preparations for the Armenian Genocide centennial, the Foundation for Research on Armenian Architecture will publish a series of books covering comprehensive 
information on the cities and towns of historical Armenia.
The edition, entitled History of Armenia, will comprise 36 volumes; it will be submitted for printing in October, the foundation’s president, Samvel Karapetyan, told a news conference on Friday.
“The studies conducted in Western Armenia helped us reveal many new things; as we headed to the south, we found many interesting monuments, especially in the regions of Kars and Sarighamish. Most are churches and monasteries; little by little, stone-hewn monuments prevail. But the stone-built constructions, which used to be dominant, have decreased in number; only traces observed,” he said, blaming the Turkish authorities for making their people treasure addicts.
As for the edition, Karapetyan said its first volume will symbolically provide a description of all the villages in the province of Hayots Dzor (Armenian gorge). He said all the volumes put together will help restore the map of historical Armenia.
“This was a very big project; the printing alone required considerable costs which couldn’t fit within our budget. So we decided to offer subscription,” Karapetyan added.
The edition will comprise records on all the provinces of the Kingdom of Armenia and Lesser Armenia. It is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great massacres that claimed the lives of 1.5 Armenians in the territory of Ottoman Empire in the World War I period.