Armavir, Armenia

Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր) is a city in western Armenia. In 2008 there were 26,387 people. It is the capital of the Armavir Province. People have lived in Armavir since the 5th-6th millennium B.C.

Armavir Արմավիր
The cultural palace (left) and town hall (right) at the Armavir central square
Armavir
Coordinates: 40°09′00″N 44°02′24″E
Country	Armenia
Marz	Armavir
Founded	1931
City status	1947
Area
• Total	8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	29,319
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	0901-0918
Area code	(+374) 237
Website	Official website
Sources: Population[1]

Armavir was an old capital of Armenia. It is a very ancient city and is said to have been founded by King Aramais in 1980 BC. King Argishti I of Urartu built a fortress in the area. He named it Argishtikhinili.^[2] During Antiquity, Armavir was taken by the Seleucids, Parthians, Roman Empire, Sassanids and Byzantine Empire before it was taken over by the Arabs in 645.

References

1. 2011 Armenia census, Armavir Province
2. (in Armenian) Hakobyan, Tadevos Kh. (2007). Հայաստանի Պատմական Աշխարհագրություն (Historical Geography of Armenia). Yerevan: Yerevan State University Press. p. 133.