Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

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Armenian carpet weaving dates to pre-Christian times, with the ancient Pazyryk carpet (5th century BC) containing Armenian motifs and serving as the world's oldest surviving knotted carpet.

Armenian carpet weaving dates to pre-Christian times, with the ancient Pazyryk carpet (5th century BC) containing Armenian motifs and serving as the world's oldest surviving knotted carpet.

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