Armavir, Armenia
Armavir
Արմավիր | |
|---|---|
 The cultural palace (left) and town hall (right) at the Armavir central square | |
  Armavir | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′00″N 44°02′24″E / 40.15000°N 44.04000°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Marz | Armavir |
| Founded | 1931 |
| City status | 1947 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 29,319 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 0901-0918 |
| Area code | (+374) 237 |
| Website | Official website |
| Sources: Population[1] | |
Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր) is a city in western Armenia. In 2008 there were 26,387 people. It is the capital of the Armavir Province. People have lived in Armavir since the 5th-6th millennium B.C.
Armavir was an old capital of Armenia. It is a very ancient city and is said to have been founded by King Aramais in 1980 BC. King Argishti I of Urartu built a fortress in the area. He named it Argishtikhinili.[2] During Antiquity, Armavir was taken by the Seleucids, Parthians, Roman Empire, Sassanids and Byzantine Empire before it was taken over by the Arabs in 645.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 2011 Armenia census, Armavir Province
- ↑ (in Armenian) Hakobyan, Tadevos Kh. (2007). Հայաստանի Պատմական Աշխարհագրություն (Historical Geography of Armenia). Yerevan: Yerevan State University Press. p. 133.
