The idea of forming a specialized portal appeared in May 2002, when Grigory Akopov, a Rostov regional representative of the Yerkramas newspaper, and well-known local lore specialist Georgy Bagdykov decided to perpetuate the memory of the once nice city of Nakhichevan-on-Don, which is not part of the Proletarsky region of Rostov-on-Don region, reported the Yerkramas newspaper of Armenians of Russia. Now there are no signs in Rostov reminding that a large Armenian city existed in the Russian Empire over two hundred years ago. From the moment of the birth of the site the main sections were Nakhichevan News (here news about the life of the Armenian Diaspora on Don are published), Historical Excursus (historical facts about the life of the Don Armenians are gathered here), new ones were added - Russian-Armenian Phrase-Book, Nakhichevan Humor, Nakhichevan Faces and others appeared. Today the portal is the largest ethnic Internet project of Rostov region. Nakhichevan-on-Don portal won the second place in City nomination at the New Reality competition of Internet projects, excelling the information portal of the Rostov-on-Don Administration. In May 2005 the Nakhichevan-on-Don information portal became partner of the Yandex News, becoming available to its visitors, as well as tens of large Internet projects and some printed media.