Armavir Province Explained

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.

Communities

The province of Armavir consists of the following 97 communities (hamaynkner), of which 3 (bold in the table) are considered urban and 94 are considered rural.^[2] The division below is by raion, the administrative subdivisions of Armenia before 1995.

colspan=2	Armavir!	colspan=2	Vagharshapat (Echmiadzin)
Aknalich Amasia Araks Arazap Arevadasht Arevik Argavand Argina Armavir Armavir (village) Artamet Artashar Aygeshat Bagaran Baghramyan Bambakashat Berkashat Dalarik Dzerzhinski Getashen Hatsik Haykavan Hoktember Hushakert Janfida Jrashen	Karakert Khanjyan Koghbavan Lenughi Lernagog Lukashin Metsamor Mrgashat Myasnikyan Nalbandyan Nor Armavir Nor Artages Nor Kesaria Norapat Noravan Pshatavan Shenavan Shenik Sovetakan Talvorik Tandzut Vanand Yeghegnut Yervandashat Zartonk Zhdanov	Aghavnatun Aknashen Amberd Apaga Aragats Araks Aratashen Arevashat Arshaluys Artimet Aygek Aygeshat Baghramyan Dasht Doghs Echmiadzin Ferik Gay Griboyedov Haykashen Haytagh Hovtamej Jrarat	Jrarati trchnafabrika Khoronk Lernamerdz Lusagyugh Margara Merdzavan Metsamor Mrgastan Musaler Norakert Parakar Ptghunk Samaghar Shahumyan Shahumyani trchnafabrika Taronik Tsaghkalanj Tsaghkunk Tsiatsan Vardanashen Voskehat Yeraskhahun

References

1. [Peter Balakian|Balakian, Peter]
2. Web site: RA Armavir Marz.

External links

• Armavir Marz Tourist Guide