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Railway Stations In Armenia ...
Railway stations in Armenia include: Maps UN MapUNHCR Atlas Map Stations Proposed * Ashtarak * Gyumri See also * Armenian Railways * Rail transport in Europe * Russian gauge * South Caucasus Railway * Transport in Armenia References External links {{Portal bar, Trains, Transport * Armenia Railway stations Armenia Railway stations A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artashar
Artashar ( hy, Արտաշար) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Today, almost 42% (around 511 individuals) of the population are Yazidis in Armenia, Yazidi Kurds. References External links *Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census Populated places in Armavir Province Yazidi villages {{ArmavirAM-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varser
Varser ( hy, Վարսեր) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Etymology The name Varser is derived from a root word meaning "hair". According to popular folklore, this refers to a girl who drowned in Lake Sevan, after which her long hair spread out across the water. The village was also previously known as ''Chirchir'' and ''Chrchr'' until 1946. History The village is first mentioned in the 9th century as a gift of Ashot II Bagratuni to an "Apostles' Church". Most of the Armenians in the village are descendants of migrants from Bitlis and Maku in Western Armenia, today located in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ..., respectively. Gallery -Վարսեր, նոր եկեղեց ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ddmashen
Ddmashen ( hy, Դդմաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of 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 ' .... Toponymy The village is also known as ''Totmashen'' and ''Dodmashen''. History The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants from Maku. The 7th-century St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church is located in the eastern part of the village. Gallery Ddmashen S. Tadevos Church SW Wall.JPG, St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church in Ddmashen Ddmashen Village 1.JPG, View of Ddmashen along the road from neighboring Zovaber Գյուղ Դդմաշեն Մատուռ «Ծառավ ձոր».jpg, Tsarav Dzor Chapel in Ddmashen Monument to the Dead of World War II.jpg, World War II monument Գերեզմանոց, Դդմաշեն9.jpg, Cemetery in Ddmashen References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanaker
Kanaker ( hy, Քանաքեռ; also Romanized as K’anak’err, Kenaker, Kanaker, and Qanaqer) was a town in Armenia to the north-east of the capital Yerevan. With the urban development, the village was gradually absorbed by the capital Yerevan thus becoming part of the Kanaker-Zeytun district. Many prominent Armenians are natives of Kanaker such as the writer and educator and the composer Djivan Gasparyan. The town was home to many churches that were severely damaged during the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abovyan
Abovyan or Abovian ( hy, Աբովյան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 43,495, down from 59,000 reported at the 1989 census. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 44,900 as per the 2020 official estimate. With a motorway and railway running through the city connecting Yerevan with the areas of the northeast, Abovyan is considered a satellite city of the Armenian capital. Therefore, Abovyan is generally known as the "northern gate of Yerevan". Abovyan covers an area of around . Etymology The site of present-day Abovyan was previously occupied by a small village known as ''Elar''. One folk tradition connects the name Elar with the legend of Ara the Handsome: the Assyrian queen Semiramis is said to have brought the body of the murdered Armenian king to the village and ordered the inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurnus
Nurnus ( hy, Նուռնուս), is a village in the Kotayk Province of 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 ''Ox .... See also * Kotayk Province References Populated places in Kotayk Province {{Kotayk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charentsavan
Charentsavan ( hy, Չարենցավան), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as ''Lusavan'', and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2011 census, the population of Charentsavan is 20,363. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 18,500 as per the 2016 official estimate. Etymology The town was known as Lusavan until 1967, when it was renamed Charentsavan, after the renowned Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. ''Charentsavan'' is composed of 2 words: ''Charents'' () and ''avan'' (), literally meaning the "town of Charents". History Charentsavan was founded by the Soviet government in 1948 as ''Lusavan'' within the ''Akhta raion'' (later renamed ''Hrazdan raion'' in 1959) to accommodate the employees of the nearby hydroelectric power plant of Gyumush. With the completion of the power plant in 1953, the town became home to many industrial firms and turned into one of the vital indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solak, Armenia
Solak ( hy, Սոլակ) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Solak is the birthplace of musician Djivan Gasparyan Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; hy, Ջիվան Գասպարյան, ; October 12, 1928 – July 6, 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gaspary .... The ancestors of the villagers came from Moush and Alashkert. See also * Kotayk Province References External links *World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com * Populated places in Kotayk Province {{Kotayk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrazdan
Hrazdan ( hy, wikt:Հրազդան, Հրազդան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 41,875. It has lost a significant number of inhabitants since the 1989 census reported 59,000 people. During the Soviet Union, Soviet period, Hrazdan was one of the highly industrialized centres of the Armenian SSR. The prelacy of the Diocese of Kotayk of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Hrazdan. Etymology The town is named after the Hrazdan River which flows through the town from north to south. The name ''Hrazdan'' itself is derived from the Middle-Persian name ''Frazdān'' which is related to the Zoroastrian Persian mythology, mythology. ''Frazdān'' is the name of the lake mentioned in the Avesta while referring to Vishtaspa, Goshtasb's war with two of its enemies. Zoroastrianism in Armenia, Armenians were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myasnikyan
Myasnikyan ( hy, Մյասնիկյան) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town is named for Aleksandr Myasnikyan, the Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and statesman who led Soviet Armenia at the beginning of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP). It is the location of Araks railway station. Population is 4507 people. The town is populated by Armenians and Kurds (including Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking Endogamy, endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran ...). References *World Gazetteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com * Populated places in Armavir Province Kurdish settlements in Armenia Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{ArmavirAM-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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