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Armenian apricot
The apricot stones, discovered during the excavations near the pagan temple Garni, confirm that apricot was growing in the Armenian Highland 6000 years ago.
The 18th century French biologist de Poerderle, states that Alexander of Macedonia transported apricot sprouts from Armenia to Greece, which were then spread throughout Europe and called Armenian plums.
It was also discoveredthat the Roman commander Lucullus, on his journey back from the war against King Tigran the Great, transported apricot sprouts from Armenia to Rome, where they were called the Armenian plum and the Armenian apple (latin: pomum armeniacum).
Duduk (tsiranapogh, i.e. wind of apricot), a traditional Armenian wind instrument, is crafted from the apricot tree. To obtain the desired sound, the duduk was traditionally made from seven-year-old dry apricot wood. The works of famous Armenian dudukmasters have been used throughout the world in the film-making industry. . pomumarmeniacum).thetheerhwth