Araks, Armavir
Place in Armavir, Armenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Armavir, Armenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Araks
Արաքս | |
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![]() Araks village as seen from Sardarapat Monument | |
Coordinates: 40°05′35″N 43°57′03″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Armavir |
Municipality | Armavir |
Founded | 1946 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,113 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
Araks (Armenian: Արաքս), is a village with 2,113 inhabitants (2001)[1] in the western part of the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a state farm in 1940. The Battle of Sardarapat of 1918, took place near the village of Araks. In 1968, the Sardarapat Battle Memorial was erected on the site of the battle.[2] Additionally there is the state owned Armenia Ethnography Museum.[3]
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