Aygek
Place in Armavir, Armenia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aygek
Այգեկ | |
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Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 44°23′00″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Armavir |
Founded | 1946 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 1,178 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
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Aygek (Armenian: Այգեկ) is a village and a rural community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is located 8 km west of the capital Yerevan and 36 km east of the provincial centre Armavir. It has an elevation of 870 metres above sea level.[1] The majority of the village are Armenian migrants from Iran.
The village is only 16 km away from the Armenian-Turkish border line.