Metsamor

Metsamor (, ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear plant in the Transcaucasian region. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 9,191. As per the 2016 official estimate, Metsamor has a population of around 8,000. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 8,472.

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union, Populated places established in 1969 and Populated places in Armavir Province.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Metsamor
Settlement.native_name: Մեծամոր
Settlement.image_skyline: Metsamor town view.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 275px
Settlement.image_caption: Metsamor
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Armavir
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1969
Settlement.area_total_km2: 9.12
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_total: 8,472
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.utc_offset: +4

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Մեծամոր
Country: Soviet Union
Population: 9191
Area: 9.12
Elevation: 855
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Image: Metsamor town view.jpg

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inception: 1979-00-00
Commons category: Metsamor
different from: Metsamor

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Demographics
Culture
Transportation
Economy
Education
Sport
Notable people
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==Etymology== The name of the town is derived from the nearby river of Metsamor. It is composed of 2 Armenian words: mets () meaning great, and mor () meaning ''mother's, being the genitive singular form of the word mayr () meaning mother. The name is most probably refers to the Virgin Mary as the Great Mother of God.

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