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Meghri
Sign in to saveMeghri ( ; ) 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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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.