YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS: The Kardashian sisters have taken over half the globe to date. Next stop: Armenia.Khloé Kardashian,Kim Kardashian andKourtney Kardashian are planning to travel to their paternal ancestral homeland in April, as reports Armenpress E! News has exclusively learned.
The specifics are still being worked out for their family milestone journey, but Kim is set to take daughterNorthWestwith her, while Kourtney will be traveling with kidsMason,PenelopeandReignas well.Several cousins are also expected to be along for the continent-crossing ride.
Kim's hubby,Kanye West, will make the trip if his upcoming touring schedule allows.
"Visiting Armenia has been on Kim's bucket list forever," a family insider tells us."They are all so excited! They want to learn about their heritage."
The Kardashian sisters' late father,Robert Kardashian, was born to Armenian-American parents and his great-grandparents were ethnic Armenian immigrants from a part of Turkey that at the time belonged to the Russian Empire (which toppled in 1917).
The sisters have always culturally identified with their Armenian roots, annually paying tribute to victims of the Armenian Genocide, which occurred in what is now modern-day Turkey, and otherwise proudly recognizing their heritage.Kim has also spoken out about theplight of Syrian Armenianscaught up in the ongoing civil war in Syria.