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Meghri District
Meghri ( hy, Մեղրի) is a town and the center of the urban community of Meghri, in 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. 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. Etymology Meghri was founded as "Karchavan" in 906 by king Smbat I of Armenia, during the period of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. Later, it was known as Meghri, meaning "honey town" in the Armenian language. History Ancient history and Middle Ages The area of present-day Meghri has been settled since the Bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Armenia
This is a list of cities and towns in Armenia ordered by population by the Statistical Committee of Armenia (ArmStat). Armenia has 46 municipalities designated as urban communities ( hy, քաղաքային համայնքներ ''k’aghak’ayin hamaynk’ner'') as of 2017. However, a city/town (քաղաք, ''k’aghak’ '') in Armenia is not defined based on the size of its population. The other 457 municipalities in Armenia are considered rural communities (գյուղական համայնքներ, ''gyughakan hamaynk’ner''). Two-thirds of the population are now urbanized. Statistically, 63.6% of Armenians live in urban areas as compared to 36.4% in rural, as of 2017. Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor are the three largest urban settlements of the republic, currently having populations of more than 50,000. They were considered as "cities of republican subordination" (հանրապետական ենթակայության քաղաքներ) during the Soviet period. The rest of the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agarak, Meghri
Agarak ( hy, Ագարակ) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, founded in 1949. As of 2011, the population of Agarak was 4,429. The village is located on the left bank of river Araks River, 9 km southwest of Meghri on the Armenia–Iran border. The border crossing at Agarak is Armenia's sole border crossing with Iran, with the Iranian village of Nurduz being located at the other side of the border. The village had a railway station on the demolished and non-functioning branch of the Yerevan- Nakhchivan-Horadiz railway. History Modern-day Agarak is located in the ''Arevik'' canton of the historic province of Syunik of Greater Armenia. The area was mentioned in the 12th and 13th centuries by historian Stepanos Orbelian as a rural settlement. However, the region was historically known for its copper and lead mines. The current name of the village is derived from the nearby village of Agarak, literally meaning ''farm'' or ''estate'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardanidzor
Vardanidzor ( hy, Վարդանիձոր); is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The population of the village of Vardanidzor was 228 at the 2011 census, up from 197 at the 2001 census. Municipal administration The village was the center of the Vardanidzor community, which contained the villages of Vardanidzor, Aygedzor and Tkhkut until the June 2017 administrative and territorial reforms, when the village became a part of the Meghri Municipality. The Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե) is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was ... reported its population was 292 in 2010, up from 263 at the 2001 census. References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahravar
Vahravar ( hy, Վահրավար) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 47 in 2010, down from 57 at the 2001 census. The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the .... Gallery Saint Gevorg church in Vahravar (1).jpg, St. Gevorg church in Vahravar References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tkhkut
Tkhkut ( hy, Թխկուտ) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե) is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was ... reported its population was 49 at the 2001 census. References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashtun
Tashtun ( hy, Տաշտուն) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 134 in 2010, down from 170 at the 2001 census. Gallery ԵԱԶ հուշարձան Տաշտունում 02.jpg, WWII monument in Tashtun Մատուռ Քյիլդիգանցում.JPG, Chapel in Tashtun Ղուզ-ղուզ գետակի միաթռիչք կամուրջ.JPG, Bridge in Tashtun Եկեղեցի գ.Տաշտուն.JPG, Church in Tashtun References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shvanidzor
Shvanidzor ( hy, Շվանիձոր, ) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia, near Armenia's border with Iran. Toponymy The village is also known as ''Astazur'' and ''Shvandor''. History According to local historical sources, Shvanidzor was founded in the 13th century, and at the time counted more than 700 households, and was located in the place of the historic settlement of ''Areviq''. The lands of the community were cultivated for more than 700 years, which resulted in the formation of agricultural landscapes. Due to the lack of irrigation and lowland fertility, the community was relocated several times. In the vicinity of the village, there are numerous remnants of 17th- and 18th-century dwellings. The community is known for its medieval ''kahrezes'' (qanat), a system of underground water channels and intake facilities. These deep channels are located 50-60m from each other. There are 5 kahrezes in Shvanidzor. Four of them were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nrnadzor
Nrnadzor ( hy, Նռնաձոր) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, on the bank of the Aras River. History The village of Nrnadzor (meaning "pomegranate canyon" in Armenian, also the name of a nearby tributary of the Aras) was previously called Nyuvadi (; ). During the Russian Empire, the village was a part of the Zangezur uezd of the Elizavetpol Governorate. The village was transferred from the Azerbaijan SSR to the Armenian SSR in 1928. The Azerbaijani-speaking population of the village fled in the summer of 1991 in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after which the village was repopulated by Armenians who fled from different parts of Azerbaijan. The exact date the Azerbaijani population departed was 8 August 1991 – the local administration ensuring their peaceful departure without violence. On 4 July 2006, the village was renamed to its current name. Demographics The population is engaged with viticulture, fruit grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichk, Syunik
Lichk ( hy, Լիճք) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 161 in 2011, down from 201 at the 2001 census. Nature The vicinity of the village was designated as a Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/lichk.html due to rich species diversity that includes number of rare and endangered butterflies, such as ''Pyrgus alveus'', ''Pyrgus jupei'', '' Parnassius mnemosyne'', ''Parnassius apollo'', ''Pieris bryoniae'', ''Colias thisoa'', ''Erebia graucasica'', ''Satyrus effendi'', ''Boloria caucasica'', ''Phengaris arion'', ''Eumedonia eumedon'', ''Polyommatus dorylas'', ''Polyommatus damon'', and ''Polyommatus altivagans ''Polyommatus altivagans'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Walter Forster in 1956. It is found in Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehvaz
Lehvaz ( hy, Լեհվազ) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' .... Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 605 in 2010, up from 541 at the 2001 census. References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuris, Armenia
Kuris ( hy, Կուրիս) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 61 in 2010, down from 112 at the 2001 census. The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the .... References Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karchevan
Karchevan ( hy, Կարճևան) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is located in the southern part of the Syunik Province, a short distance from the Aras River - the main tributary of the Kura River, which forms the border with Iran and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Demographics Population The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 292 in 2010, down from 353 at the 2001 census. History The village of Karchevan was first mentioned in the 10th century AD. According to the Geographical and Statistical Dictionary of the Russian Empire, published in 1865, 260 people lived in the village at that time. In addition, there was an old Armenian church, and nearby the village was the monastery of St. Stepanos. The settlement has the Surb Astvatsatsin Church (12th century) and the ruins of the monastery of St. Stepanos. In the vicinity of the village are the ruins of the Karchevan fortress as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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