Traveling the Caucasus

"We share weddings and funerals." Stories from a village in Georgia where Armenians and Azerbaijanis live side by side

How recent events in Karabakh have affected relations between Azerbaijanis and Armenians living in Georgia

A portrayal of the average Georgian youth in 2024

Most respondents aren't interested in politics, reject Russians in the country, and consider sexual abstinence a value

How they celebrate the New Year 2024 in Baku, Yerevan, and Tbilisi, three videos

New Year videos from Baku, Yerevan, and Tbilisi

"Sausages and beer, just as everyone loved before": this Tbilisi restaurant preserves its style for 53 years. Video

Built during Khrushchev's era, the menu hasn't changed in over 50 years, and Nodar Vardiashvili has worked here the entire time

More than 2 million tourists visited Armenia for the first time

The Tourism Committee reports that the number of tourists from Turkey and even visitors who are citizens of Azerbaijan has also increased

How the tradition of producing non-alcoholic beer from rose hips became a family business in Georgia

Non-alcoholic rosehip beer is the traditional drink of the Kists. They started brewing it centuries ago

"Glass jars under the hammer", or how to save your city. Narrated by Abkhaz artists, video

The dangerous beauty of Yupshara Canyon in Abkhazia continues to lure tourists despite ban

Yupshara Canyon in Abkhazia is the most beautiful and the most dangerous place on the way to Lake Ritsa. The authorities have banned stopping here

Abkhazians and Georgians - what do they say about each other in literature? Guram Odisharia video

“Rarely have so many compliments been written about any people as in Georgian literature about the Abkhazians”

"Citizens choose Europe" - marching with EU flags on Georgia's Independence Day. Photo report

Georgian Independence Day was celebrated by a rally and speeches in support of Georgia gaining EU candidate status

Tourism in Armenia in 2023

Tourism in Armenia 2023 - Those in the industry believe millions of visitors to be possible in the future, without much effort

Balik - "favorite place" or "swamp"?

Visitors are met by donkeys loaded with bundles of firewood. You can reach the village by following these animals with a heavy gait, sinking in the mud with every step. But when you reach the village, you won't see anything special either.

Gata, legendary Armenian sweet bread

Armine and his family left their home in Karabakh in 2020 and now live in Yerevan. Now she prepares gata for Yerevan residents

"Islam does not have a significant influence on society in Azerbaijan. What does this mean?" Study

How influential is Islam in this mono-religious nation? A JAMNews deep dive.

"Not a religion, but a way of life" - how the Armenian Apostolic Church became exceptional

A JAMNews deep dive into the Armenian Apostolic Church and its influence on Armenian society

How the church became the most influential and wealthy institution in Georgia

JAMNews does a deep dive into the seemingly unshakable influence of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country and it got that way

The festive New Year look of Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi, and how much the authorities spent on it

New Year in Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi - what the three capitals of the South Caucasus look like and how much it cost their budgets

How an Azerbaijani, an Armenian and a Georgian met in Berlin, or the Dolma Diaries movie

"I don't see why we should not mock the mindset that makes war even an option" - Oliver Mueser, a producer for the web series „Dolma Diaries“