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Meghri

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Meghri ( ; ) is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580. According to the 2020 official estimate, Meghri's population is around 4,500. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,159. Meghri is located 376 km south of the capital Yerevan and 73 km south of the provincial capital Kapan.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Meghri
Settlement.native_name
Մեղրի
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Armenia#Syunik
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Syunik
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Meghri
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.established_title
Founded as Karchavan by Smbat I Bagratuni
Settlement.established_date
906
Settlement.area_total_km2
3
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
4,159
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
AMT

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Մեղրի
Country
Armenia
Located in
Meghri Municipality
Official language
Armenian
Population
4805
Area
3
Elevation
650
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Body of water
Meghri
Capital of
Meghri Municipality
Shares border with
Alvank
Official website
www.meghri.am
Image
Meghri.jpg
Dialing code
(286)
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Commons category
Meghri
native label
Մեղրի
inception
0906-00-00
postal code
3401–3402
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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Ancient history and Middle Ages
  • Iranian and Russian rule
  • Modern history
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Transportation
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Education
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Meghri ( ; ) is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580. According to the 2020 official estimate, Meghri's population is around 4,500. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,159. Meghri is located 376 km south of the capital Yerevan and 73 km south of the provincial capital Kapan.

As a result of the community mergers in 2016, the municipality of Meghri was enlarged to include the surrounding villages of Agarak, Alvank, Aygedzor, Gudemnis, Karchevan, Kuris, Lehvaz, Lichk, Nrnadzor, Shvanidzor, Tashtun, Tkhkut, Vahravar, and Vardanidzor.

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

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