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province of Armenia

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Armavir Province is a region located in Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus. It is one of Armenia's administrative divisions and serves as part of the country's territorial organization.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Armenia
Located in
Armenia
Contains
Zartonk
Capital
Armavir
Population
253493
Area
1242.0
Official website
armavir.gov.am
Image
Bagaran village, Armenian-Turkey border.jpg
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Commons category
Armavir Province
topic's main category
Category:Armavir Province
category for people born here
Q8081406
category of associated people
Category:People from Armavir Province
postal code
0901–1149
IPA transcription
[ɑɾmɑˈviɾ]
inception
1995-11-07
Human Development Index
0.723
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Armenia
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Encyclopedic overview

Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր, Armenian pronunciation: [ɑɾmɑˈviɾ] ), is a province (marz) in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the town of Armavir while the largest city is Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin). The province shares a 72 km (45 mi)-long border with Turkey to the south and west.

The province is home to the spiritual centre of the Armenian nation; the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Armavir Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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