Armavir (province)
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| Armavir Արմավիր |
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| Capital | Armavir |
| Governor | Ashot Ghahramanyan |
| Area Total - Water (%) |
Ranked 10th 1,242 km² Negligible |
| Population - Total (2002) - Density |
Ranked 3rd 255,861 206.2/km² |
| Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4 |
0901-1149 AM.AV AM03 |
| Website | www.armavirregion.am |
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Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր) is a province (marz) of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west. The province is the location of the Holy City of Echmiadzin which serves as the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians. Also located in this region is the historic city of Sardarapat, site of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat, a decisive event seen as not only stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.[1]
Armenian-American composer Edward Manukyan and the late Armenian pop singer Aram Asatryan were both born in this region.
Armavir borders the following marzer:
- Aragatsotn - north
- Ararat - southeast
To the northeast, between its boundaries with Aragatsotn and Ararat, Armavir also borders Yerevan.
[edit] References
- ^ Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. New York: HarperCollins, 2003, p. 321 ISBN 0-0605-5870-9
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