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.

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
Population: 9191
Area: 9.12
Elevation: 855
Image: Metsamor town view.jpg

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inception: 1979-00-00
Commons category: Metsamor

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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.