Shirak Province
Shirak is a province of Armenia. It is in the north-west of the country. It borders Turkey in the west and Georgia in the north. The capital is Gyumri. Shirak is known as the homeland of khash. Shirak is served by Shirak International Airport near Gyumri.
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Շիրակ | |
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 Location of Shirak within Armenia | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 40°50′N 43°55′E / 40.833°N 43.917°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Capital | Gyumri |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ashot Giziryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,681 km2 (1,035 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 257,242 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 95.950/km2 (248.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
| Postal code | 2601-3126 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-SH |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM07 |
| Website | www.shirakinfo.am |
There are 3 urban communities and 116 rural.[1]
Shirak Province Media
Մարմաշեն գյուղի տարածքից է նկարված...
Akhurian River It originates in Armenia and flows from Lake Arpi,
- Vahramaberd amroc.jpg
Vahramaberd fortress, 8th c. BC
- Beniamin 11.JPG
Orontid settlement of the 5th-2nd centuries BC
- Marmashen...1.jpg
This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID
- Բարձրաշենի Պողոս Պետրոս եկեղեցի, Շիրակի մարզ.jpg
Saint Paul and Peter Church of Bardzrashen, flourished under the Zakarids
- Black Fortress1.jpg
Sev Berd or the Black Fortress near Gyumri, built during the 1830s by the Russians in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829
Severe damage in Leninakan as a result of the 1988 earthquake
- Ազատան գյուղ.JPG
Համայնապատկեր Ազատան գյուղից
- Church in Kazachi post 06.JPG
Saint Arsenije Russian Church, Gyumri
References
- ↑ "RA Shirak Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.
