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'''Armenia''' is a country in Western [[Asia]].
  
 
Hitchhiking here is very easy, and safer in comparison to [[Turkey]]. Some drivers might want to charge some money - however, if before you get into the car you make clear you are not going to pay you can avoid misunderstandings at the end of the ride.  
 
Hitchhiking here is very easy, and safer in comparison to [[Turkey]]. Some drivers might want to charge some money - however, if before you get into the car you make clear you are not going to pay you can avoid misunderstandings at the end of the ride.  

Revision as of 17:09, 5 September 2011

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Language: Armenian (Eastern Dialect)
Capital: Yerevan
Population: 3,231,900
Currency: Dram (AMD)
Hitchability: <rating country='am' />
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Armenia is a country in Western Asia.

Hitchhiking here is very easy, and safer in comparison to Turkey. Some drivers might want to charge some money - however, if before you get into the car you make clear you are not going to pay you can avoid misunderstandings at the end of the ride.

The main point of consideration is the poor road conditions.

Sleeping

In most of Armenia one can put up a tent and sleep comfortably. It is sometimes possible to stay with Armenians, but they are often unwilling hosts. The nation's Kurdish population, on the other hand, is extremely hospitable.

Cheap but adequate hotels cost 5,000 to 6,000 dram, and it is possible to bargain at hotels.

Monasteries are more often than not mere cultural monuments, and not permanently inhabited by monks. At night, guards makes sure everyone leaves.

Border Crossings

There are three border crossings with Georgia, through the towns of Ninotsminda (Georgia), Dmanisi (Georgia) and Bagratashen (Armenia). It is not possible to cross the border to Turkey or Azerbaijan. Near the border to Azerbaijan there can be unsecured fields of landmines and sometimes the conflict at this border escalates.