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Araks (), is a village with 1,651 inhabitants (2011) in the western part of the 
Armavir Province
Armavir (, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the tow ...
of Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. It was founded as a state farm in 1940. The Battle of Sardarapat
The Battle of Sardarabad (; ) was a battle of the Caucasus campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarabad, Armenia, from 21 to 29 May 1918, between the regular Armenian military units and militia on one side and the Ottoman army that h ...
of 1918, took place near the village of Araks. In 1968, the Sardarapat Battle Memorial was erected on the site of the battle. Additionally there is the state owned Armenia Ethnography Museum.
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Populated places in Armavir Province Populated places established in 1940 Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{ArmavirAM-geo-stub