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As o the beginnin o 2009, the population o the urban commonties wis 101,700; formin 35.8% o he province's total population, while the rural commonties haed a population o 182,800; formin 64.2% o the province's population.<ref>http://www.armavir.am/armavir.html armavir.am</ref> |
As o the beginnin o 2009, the population o the urban commonties wis 101,700; formin 35.8% o he province's total population, while the rural commonties haed a population o 182,800; formin 64.2% o the province's population.<ref>http://www.armavir.am/armavir.html armavir.am</ref> |
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The province consists o the follaein 97 commonties (''hamaynkner''), o which 3 ('''bauld''' in the table) are considered urban an 94 are considered |
The province consists o the follaein 97 commonties (''hamaynkner''), o which 3 ('''bauld''' in the table) are considered urban an 94 are considered landwart.<ref>{{cite web|title=RA Armavir Marz|work=Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006|publisher=National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia|url=http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_07_e_26.pdf|year=2007}}</ref> The diveesion belaw is bi ''taratsashrjan'', the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 4 December 1995. |
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Reveision as o 23:22, 17 Februar 2013
Armavir Արմավիր | |
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Armavir Province | |
Location o Armavir athin Armenie | |
Kintra | Armenie |
Caipital | Armavir |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Ashot Ghahramanyan |
Area | |
• Total | 1242 km2 (480 sq mi) |
Area rank | 10t |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 282,600 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
Postal code | 0901-1149 |
ISO 3166 code | AM.AV |
FIPS 10-4 | AM03 |
Website | offeecial wabsteid |
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Armavir (Armenie: Արմավիր) is a province (marz) o Armenie wi the caipital in Armavir. It is in the wast o the kintra, locatit in the Ararat valley, atween Munt Ararat an Munt Aragats, an shares a 45-mile border wi Turkey tae the sooth an wast. The province is the location o the Holy Ceety o Echmiadzin which serves as the center o the Armenie Apostolic Kirk an the seat o the Catholicos o Armenie an o Aw Armenies. An aw locatit in this region is the historic ceety o Sardarapat, steid o the 1918 Battle o Sardarapat, a decisive event seen as no anerlie stoppin the Turkis advance intae the rest o Armenie but an aw preventin the complete destruction o the Armenie naition.[1]
Geografie
Armavir haes an aurie o 1242 sq. km (4.2% of total aurie o Armenie) makkin it the smawest province o the kintra in terms o total aurie. It is bordered bi Turkey frae the wast an the sooth wi a length o 130.5 km bordrerline, whaur Arax River separates Armenie frae Turkey.
The province is mainly consistit o agricultural lands. Metsamor (or Sevjur) is the anerlie river which stairts frae the province o Armavir.
Admeenistrative borders
Armavir borders the follaein marzer:
- Aragatsotn - north
- Ararat - sootheast
Tae the northeast, atween its bundaries wi Aragatsotn an Ararat, Armavir borders Yerevan an aw.
Commonties
Armavir Province wis formit efter the new law o 4 September 1995, regardin the Admeenistrative-territorial diveesion o the Republic o Armenie.
As o the beginnin o 2009, the population o the urban commonties wis 101,700; formin 35.8% o he province's total population, while the rural commonties haed a population o 182,800; formin 64.2% o the province's population.[2]
The province consists o the follaein 97 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 3 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 94 are considered landwart.[3] The diveesion belaw is bi taratsashrjan, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 4 December 1995.
Famous natives
Armenie-American composer Edward Manukyan an the late Armenian pop sangster Aram Asatryan wur baith born in this region.
Gallery
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Saint Gayane Church, 630 AD, UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
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Zvartnots Cathedral, 7t century, UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
References
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
- ↑ Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. New York: HarperCollins, 2003, p. 321 ISBN 0-06-055870-9
- ↑ http://www.armavir.am/armavir.html armavir.am
- ↑ "RA Armavir Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.