Which continent is Armenia in?

[yerazhishda]

Re: Which continent is Armenia in?

Ahhh ok good point, Armanen. I just looked up the difference haha.

[Ari]

Re: Which continent is Armenia in?

geographically its asia

[truAnatolian]

Re: Which continent is Armenia in?

Its hard to say, its often left to be a subjective decision but for the sake of my disagreement with Europe being some sort of "inclusive club" I voted Asia.

[ArmSurvival]

Re: Which continent is Armenia in?

Technically Europe and Asia are not seperate continents, their separation is artificial, which is why everyone has a different opinion on the "border". Armenia is in Eurasia.

[JohnCanadian]

Re: Which continent is Armenia in?

Armenia is situated either the Eurasian Plate or Europe. Cause either plate finishes ends at the Middle East (Eurasia) or Europe Armenian land is linked to the European plate through Russia and Russia is linked to Europe via the Kalingrad Oblast but not Turkey cause thats separated by the Aegean Sea.

Armenia was part of the Soviet Union so SU land was all one land that crossed 11 time zones or maybe more at the time

But the Armenian culture is European in most things. Its hard to actually determine whether Armenia is on European Soil or Eurasian soil especially when the Armenian European Culture has major significance over just geography

[Pedro Xaramillo]

Re: Western Armenians

Sorry man, but Armenia counts as part of ancient middle east, consult a historic map, your country is in Southwest Asia, you are racially closest to Iranians, the old term for your area was Anatolia/Near East.

[ara87]

Re: Western Armenians

Also, Armenia has never had any stake in Europe. Ever. We are in Asia, and even if you don't consider our part of asia the "mid east" the mid east is where we originate from, and what you share most of our border with. I think it was the Prime Minister of Norway who said about Turkey's being in the EU "can we really have a europe that extends to the borders of Iraq?" I think for Armenia it would go "Can we really have a Europe that borders Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan?"

[Mos]

Re: Western Armenians

Sorry man, but Armenia counts as part of ancient middle east, consult a historic map, your country is in Southwest Asia, you are racially closest to Iranians, the old term for your area was Anatolia/Near East.

Armenia along with Georgia, Azerbaijan are in Eurasia, or better Caucuses region. All 3 are politically Europe and are not middle eastern countries.

Arabs didn't want to kill Armenians?? How about all those invasions of Muslim powers?? Armenians have suffered so much under Muslim rule! Why the hell should we embrace them now. And they always have and always will support Azerbaijan in Karabakh. So many muslim countries sent money/weapons to them during the war.

Armenians are European like it or not. Even president of armenia has on numerous occasions talked about how Armenians in Armenia view themselves as Europeans.

We're not racially closest to Iranians by the way. We're racially closest to Azeris, Georgians, and other Caucasian ethnic groups.

[ara87]

Re: Western Armenians

Armenia along with Georgia, Azerbaijan are in Eurasia, or better Caucuses region. All 3 are politically Europe and are not middle eastern countries.

Arabs didn't want to kill Armenians?? How about all those invasions of Muslim powers?? Armenians have suffered so much under Muslim rule! Why the hell should we embrace them now. And they always have and always will support Azerbaijan in Karabakh. So many muslim countries sent money/weapons to them during the war.

Armenians are European like it or not. Even president of armenia has on numerous occasions talked about how Armenians in Armenia view themselves as Europeans.

We're not racially closest to Iranians by the way. We're racially closest to Azeris, Georgians, and other Caucasian ethnic groups.

Anything East of the Urals, South of the Caucasus, South of the Black Sea, and East of the Bosphorous Is Asia. Armenia is south of the Caucasus and East of the Bosphorous, therefore it is Asia.

And phenotypically speaking Armenians look more middle eastern than European. Even if the non european looking president of Armenia says armos think of themselves as europeans, wishing you were something you are not, doesn't make it so

[Mos]

Re: Western Armenians

Anything East of the Urals, South of the Caucasus, South of the Black Sea, and East of the Bosphorous Is Asia. Armenia is south of the Caucasus and East of the Bosphorous, therefore it is Asia.

And phenotypically speaking Armenians look more middle eastern than European. Even if the non european looking president of Armenia says armos think of themselves as europeans, wishing you were something you are not, doesn't make it so

Yes, but because of cultural reasons it is considered part of Europe. That is why Armenia is in Council of Europe, it plays in UEFA, is member of Eastern Partnership by EU, etc.

Depends which Europeans. I can point to you many Mediterranean people (Southern Italians, Greeks, Turks) who look like Armenians. Armenians look Mediterranean. And are genetically closer to Azeris and Caucasian people than Arabs.

Western Armenians sure may feel middle-eastern because that's where they came from, but hayastancis from Armenia great majority do not feel that way, mostly because of the impact of Soviet/Russia culture.