Yerazgavors ( hy, Երազգավորս) is a village in the
Akhuryan Municipality of the
Shirak Province
Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north. Its capital and largest city is Gyumri, which is the second largest city ...
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 ' ...
. It is named after the historic name of the ancient city of
Shirakavan
Shirakavan ( hy, Շիրակաւան); founded as Yerazgavors and later Yerazgavork, was a medieval Armenian city and one of the 13 historic capitals of Armenia, serving as a capital city between 890 and 929 during the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.
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. The current village of Yerazgavors is located a few kilometres east of the historic city of Shirakavan-Yerazgavors.
Demographics
Population per years is the following.
References
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Shirak Province
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