Sardarapat memorial is a symbol of pride and survival‚ the Sardarapat Memorial marks the place of Armenia's successful last-ditch effort to save the nation from obliteration in the Battle of Sardarapat on May 2226‚ 1918․ Against tremendous odds‚ Armenia's makeshift army led by Commander Nazarbekyan rebuffed the invading troops and safeguarded the small portion of historic Armenia‚ what became the current republic as it stands today․ On the grounds of the historic battle one can today visit the Sardarapat Ethnography and Liberation Movement History Museum adjacent to the outdoor monument․ The Battle of Sardarapat （Armenian˸ Սարդարապատի ճակատամարտ） was a battle of the Caucasus campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarapat‚ Armenia from 21 to 29 May 1918‚ between the regular Armenian military units and militia and the enemy that had invaded Eastern Armenia․ As Sardarapat is approximately 40 kilometres （25 mi） west of the capital of Yerevan‚ the battle not only halted the enemy advance into the rest of Armenia‚ but also prevented the complete destruction of the Armenian nation․ In the words of Christopher J․ Walker‚ had the Armenians lost this battle‚ ＂It is perfectly possible that the word Armenia would have henceforth denoted only an antique geographical term․ Sardarapat song performed by VORDAN KARMIR․ © Copyright Global Mobile Software LLC․ All rights reserved 2015-2023․