Armavir Province
Armavir is a province of Armenia. The capital is Armavir. It is in the west of the country, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats. It shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west. The province has the Holy City of Echmiadzin. Echmiadzin is the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians. Also in this region is the historic city of Sardarapat. It was the site of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat.[1]
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 Location of Armavir within Armenia | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 40°09′N 44°03′E / 40.150°N 44.050°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Capital | Armavir |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ashot Ghahramanyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,242 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 282,600 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 227.54/km2 (589.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
| Postal code | 0901-1149 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM.AV |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM03 |
| Website | official website |
Armavir is the smallest province of the country. There are 3 urban communities and 94 rural communities.[2]
Armavir Province Media
Aerial view of Ararat plain in the Armavir region
Standing stones at the ruins of Metsamor Castle dating back to the 5th millennium BC
Reconstructed walls of ancient Argishtikhinili
The site of ancient Armavir
The ruins of Targmanchats monastery of Aygeshat, 6th-7th centuries
The village of Yervandashat. The heights in the background are the site of ancient Yervandashat
Saint Gregory of Narek Cathedral
The Yazidi Temple of Aknalich
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References
- ↑ Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. New York: HarperCollins, 2003, p. 321 ISBN 0-06-055870-9
- ↑ "RA Armavir Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.
