Margara

40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E

Margara Մարգարա
Margara
Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,256[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Bridge over Arax at Margara in 1925.

Margara (Armenian: Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan, though Turkey closed the border with Armenia in 1993.^[2] The town is located on the other side of Alican. Margara has a road bridge across the Arax River to Turkey. The Border Guard Service of Russia patrols the closed border between Armenia and Turkey.

History

In 2023, the border crossing briefly reopened to allow the passage of humanitarian aid following the Turkey–Syria earthquake for the first time since 1988.^[3]

See also

• Armavir Province

References

1. "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
2. "Margara crossing point at Armenian-Turkish border ready for use after repair". armenpress.am. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
3. "Armenia-Turkey border crossing opened for first time in 35 years after massive quake". AFP via Al Arabiya. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links

• Video about the Armenia-Turkey border at Margara by ArmeniaLiberty (RFE/RL)
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link‍]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Margara at GEOnet Names Server
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.