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City Guide Yerevan

The 10 Best Souvenirs from Yerevan

Yerevan rewards a more careful kind of browsing. The goal is to leave with something useful, tactile, or giftable rather than a token that only says where it was bought.

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Top 10 Souvenirs from Yerevan

This list follows the shop-counter details: material, freshness, finish, and whether the object still feels personal once it leaves Yerevan.

Tufenkian Hand-Knotted Rug Fragment from Yerevan
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01 Textiles

Tufenkian Hand-Knotted Rug Fragment

A high-quality, small wool carpet piece hand-knotted using traditional patterns and authentic Armenian natural dye techniques.

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Taraz-Style Silk Scarf from Yerevan
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02 Apparel

Taraz-Style Silk Scarf

A lightweight silk scarf printed with authentic, historical patterns and colors from regional Armenian national costumes (Taraz).

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Vernissage Wood Carved Jewelry Box from Yerevan
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03 Woodcraft

Vernissage Wood Carved Jewelry Box

A velvet-lined jewelry box meticulously carved from solid walnut wood, featuring traditional Armenian geometric relief carvings.

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Vernissage Silver Coin Ring from Yerevan
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04 Jewelry

Vernissage Silver Coin Ring

A statement ring made of sterling silver, styled after ancient Tigranes the Great coins, sourced from Yerevan's famous open-air market.

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Armenian Alphabet Coffee Cups from Yerevan
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05 Drinkware

Armenian Alphabet Coffee Cups

A pair of ceramic espresso cups elegantly decorated with the unique, ancient Armenian letters designed by Mesrop Mashtots.

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Hand-Glazed Mount Ararat Plate from Yerevan
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06 Ceramics

Hand-Glazed Mount Ararat Plate

A beautifully hand-painted and glazed decorative plate depicting the biblical Mount Ararat rising over the Yerevan skyline.

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Traditional Woman Salt Shaker (Aghaman) from Yerevan
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Traditional Woman Salt Shaker (Aghaman)

A clay salt vessel hand-shaped like a woman in Armenian national dress, traditionally used to welcome guests with bread and salt.

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Ararat 10-Year Brandy from Yerevan
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Ararat 10-Year Brandy

The quintessential Armenian brandy, double-distilled and aged in local oak casks to deliver notes of dried fruits and vanilla.

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Assorted Fruit Lavash Roll-ups from Yerevan
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09 Food Gift

Assorted Fruit Lavash Roll-ups

Thin sheets of sun-dried fruit purée, known locally as Ttu Lavash, made from natural sour plums, apples, and apricots.

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Apricot Wood Duduk from Yerevan
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10 Collectibles

Apricot Wood Duduk

The soul of Armenia, this iconic double-reed woodwind instrument is handcrafted by masters in Yerevan using dried apricot wood.

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