Armenian Highlands lands, including Cilicia. The apricot was known by the Romans as the "prunus armenicus" (the Armenian plum) and was brought to Europe from the Armenian plateau. Armenian Highlands The Armenian Highlands (; also known as the Armenian Upland, Armenian plateau, Armenian tableland, or simply Armenia) is the central-most and highest of three land-locked plateaus that together form the northern sector of the Middle East. To its west is the Anatolian plateau which rises slowly from the lowland coast of the Aegean Sea and converges with the Armenian Highlands to the east of Cappadocia. To its southeast is the Iranian plateau,
Armenian cuisine and is made from selected local white grapes grown in the Ararat Valley which is giving it a shade of caramel brown. "Popular Brands" Oghi ( "òġi") – an Armenian alcoholic beverage usually distilled from fruit; also called "aragh". "Artsakh" is a well-known brand name of Armenian mulberry vodka ("tuti oghi") produced in Nagorno-Karabakh from local fruit. In the Armenian Diaspora, where fruit vodka is not distilled, "oghi" refers to the aniseed-flavored distilled alcoholic drink called "arak" in the Middle East, raki in Turkey, or ouzo in Greece. The alcoholic drink with the longest history in Armenia is wine. The