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Armenia

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'''Armenia''' is a country in Western [[Asia]].
Hitchhiking here is very easy, and safer in comparison to [[Turkey]]. Hitchhiking here is done by waving your hand to the ground to an oncoming car, not by but sticking out your thumb up works just fine as drivers will look at you like you're an idiotwell. Some drivers might want to charge some money and sometimes you might get picked up by unmarked taxis without knowing - 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.
== Border Crossings ==
There are three border crossings with [[Georgia]], through the towns of Ninotsminda (Georgia), Dmanisi (Georgia) and Bagratashen (Armenia). There is frequent traffic between these countries, especially between [[Yerevan]] and [[Tbilisi]] 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.
[[Armenia]] has one border crossing with [[Iran]], [[Meghri-Nordooz border crossing|Meghri]]. You have to be a bit careful on this border, if you are hitchhiking from Iran, as there is 5 kilometers of forbidden zone, which means that it's only possible to move there by transport. I was stopped by Armenian border military guys, when i was just walking on the road, they took me back to the border, and MADE me to take taxi out of this zone! So don't walk too much after border, as soon as you will see army tower, stop or go back and try to hitchhike.

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