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18-403: The games are open to Armenian passport -holders (irrespective of national origin) and citizens of other countries who have Armenian descent. Spouses of those of Armenian descent are also eligible to compete. The idea of holding Pan-Armenian Games came from Soviet diplomat Ashot Melik-Shahnazaryan , who first thought of the idea of organizing universal games for all Armenians while he was on

36-436: A business trip in 1965 to Brazzaville , Republic of Congo , that was getting ready to participate in the first Pan-African Games . But because Armenia was a Soviet republic and that such an idea was considered by Moscow to be nationalistic, Shahnazaryan had to wait until Armenia attained independence to try to put forth his brainchild. In 1995, Melik-Shahnazaryan for the first time publicly announced his intentions to create

54-575: Is a passport issued to Armenian citizens to enable them to travel outside Armenia , and entitles the bearer to the protection of Armenia's consular officials overseas . Armenian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 65 countries and territories as of 2023. Between the years 1994 and 2005, all Soviet Union passports were completely replaced with Armenian passports, invalidating Soviet Union passports' use in Armenia since 2005. Today, Armenian passports are also used as proof of identity within

72-406: The 2011–12 Armenian Cup final match when Shirak defeated Impulse to win the title for the first time in their history. The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand). During 2012, the playing pitch and many other facilities were entirely renovated to meet

90-640: The Republic of Artsakh , immediately declaring them permanent personae non gratae . Gyumri City Stadium 40°47′09″N 43°50′00″E  /  40.78583°N 43.83333°E  / 40.78583; 43.83333 Gyumri City Stadium ( Armenian : Գյումրիի քաղաքային մարզադաշտ ) is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri , Armenia . It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of

108-510: The Shirak Stadium in the city of Gyumri . Source: Delegations are represented by country of residence, and participants from the same country march together during the opening ceremonies. Delegations from countries which have participated in the games have come from the following: The medals won by cities Armenian passport The Armenian passport ( Armenian : Հայկական անձնագիր , romanized :  Haykakan andznagir )

126-590: The UEFA standards. As of 2014, the stadium is the home ground of Shirak for the domestic competitions since 1958. However, after the most recent developments in 2012, the stadium was permitted to be used by the club for their home games at the European competitions. On 12 July 2012, Shirak hosted Rudar Pljevlja at the Gyumri City Stadium, in the qualifying phase of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League . The match ended in

144-421: The biometric passport — to be used for traveling abroad. An electronic chip on the passport will contain digital images of fingerprints and photo of passport holder. Both biometric passports and eID cards are produced by Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych). Old style (non-biometric) passports were re-introduced in 2016 on a temporary basis (until 1 January 2019). From 2023,

162-695: The Pan-Armenians Games while he was in Paris as a guest for World Games of AGBU . He quickly gained the support of the Armenian diaspora with whom he did not have any contact during Soviet times. The idea of organizing sporting events for all Armenians and the motto of the future World Committee "Unity through Sport" was highly supported by representatives of Homenetmen, AGBU and Homenmen in diasporan cities such as Los Angeles , Toronto , Montreal , Buenos Aires , Beirut , Paris , London and many others. During

180-500: The country, along with Armenian ID cards. An ordinary Armenian passport is dark blue, with the Armenian coat of arms emblazoned in gold in the center of the front cover. The words Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն "Republic of Armenia" and Անձնագիր "Passport" in Armenian and English languages also appear on the front cover. The passport is valid for 10 years from the time of issue, with the further possibility of extending validity for an additional 5 years. The possibility of extending

198-648: The founding meeting on 30 April 1997, in Yerevan , World Committee of Pan-Armenian Games (WCPAG) was created, with the help of traditional Armenian unions of the Diaspora and the Iranian-Armenian cultural-sport organization "Ararat". Representatives of state and public organizations of Armenia, Artsakh and also Armenian communities from Iran , Argentina , Turkey , Australia , Germany , Canada , Cyprus , France and other countries became members. Ashot Melik-Shahnazaryan

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216-568: The games. In 2003, it was decided to transform the games into once every four years (instead of once every two years). The Games are mostly held in Yerevan, Armenia. However, the opening ceremony of the 7th Pan-Armenian Games was hosted for the first time in Stepanakert , the capital of the Republic of Artsakh in August 2019. The opening ceremony of the 8th Pan-Armenian Games in August 2023 were held at

234-436: The new system becoming available by March 2026. Armenian Passport includes the following data: As a result of the first Nagorno-Karabakh War between Artsakh , Armenia and Azerbaijan , Azerbaijan refuses entry to holders of Armenian passports, as well as passport-holders of any other country if they are of Armenian descent. It also strictly refuses entry to foreigners in general whose passport shows evidence of entry into

252-499: The passport by 5 years was eliminated in August 2017. It contains 32 pages for special notes and visas, and information about its holder in both the Armenian and English languages. Since 1 June 2012, two new ID-documents were introduced, which replaced the ordinary passports of Armenian citizens. One of the documents – the ID card — to be used locally within the country, and the second document –

270-457: The process of issuing biometric passports and ID cards was largely suspended due to the end of the contract with the Polish firm, which was responsible for the production of the chips. In September 2024, it was announced that the Armenian government had initiated a tender to find a new firm that will issue biometric passports and ID cards. It is expected that the decision will be made by March 2025, with

288-560: The stadium is 4,000 seats. The stadium was built and opened in 1924 to become the first stadium in the modern history of Armenia. When Shirak was founded in 1958, the stadium became the regular home ground of the team for the Soviet First League competition. Starting from 1991, the stadium witnessed many glorious moments of FC Shirak in the Armenian Premier League and the Armenian Independence Cup . The stadium hosted

306-470: The world represent the cities in which they come from and not countries like other pan-games. The Pan-Armenian Games take place mainly in Yerevan, Armenia. The sports played during the games are football , mini-football, basketball , volleyball , swimming , badminton , tennis , table tennis , chess , and athletics . The first Pan-Armenian Games took place from 28 August 1999 to 5 September 1999. Delegations from 62 cities and 23 countries participated in

324-834: Was elected the first president of WCPAG. He also became the creator of the emblem, cup, medals, almost all the symbols of the organization and also the official anthem and the farewell song of the games. Today, the WCPAG is a non-governmental, international organization that collaborates with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), UNESCO , the Council of Europe and other international sport units and contributes in developing sport in Armenia . The Pan-Armenian Games are complex competitions in individual and team kinds of sport among athletes of Armenia and athletes of Armenian origin from other countries. The athletes from various parts of

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