Armenia
Armavir Province
Parakar Municipality

Parakar

Parakar, formerly Shirabad, is a village in the Parakar Municipality of the of . According to the 2010 official estimate, the population of Parakar is 9,297.
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  • Type: Village with 6,560 residents
  • Description: village in Armavir Province of Armenia
  • Historically known as: “Shirabad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zvartnots International Airport and Saint Astvatsatsin Church.

Aerodrome
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is located near , 15 km west of , the capital city of . It acts as the main of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. It is the busiest airport in the country.

Church
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The or Mausoleum of Turkmen emirs also known as Emir Pir-Hussein Mausoleum, is a Turcoman mausoleum erected in 1413 and located in the village of , , on the outskirts of the capital . is situated 3½ km east of Parakar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Musaler and Tairov.

Village
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, previously known as Ginevet, is a village in the of . The village was renamed in 1972 after Musa Ler, the site of Armenian resistance in 1915.

Village
, is a village in the of . Administratively it is subordinate to the community of Parakar and is located 1km east to Parakar. was founded in 1921.

Village
, is a village in the of , located at the western suburbs of the capital , north of the Parakar village. As of the 2011 official census, has a population of 3,303.

Parakar

Latitude
40.16384° or 40° 9′ 50″ north
Longitude
44.40106° or 44° 24′ 4″ east
Population
6,560
Elevation
872 metres (2,861 feet)
Open location code
8HG65C72+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4466051064
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616307
Wiki­data ID
Q2222099
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Parakar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “P’arak’ar”
  • Armenian: “Paraqar”
  • Armenian: “Փարաքար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şirabad”
  • Belarusian: “Паракар”
  • Chechen: “Паракар”
  • Chinese: “Parakar”
  • Dutch: “Parakar”
  • French: “Parakar”
  • Galician: “Parakar”
  • Georgian: “ფარაქარი”
  • Greek: “Παρακάρ”
  • Italian: “Parakar”
  • Italian: “Paraqar”
  • Malay: “Parakar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Parakar”
  • Persian: “پاراکار”
  • Polish: “Parakar”
  • Russian: “Паракар”
  • Scots: “Parakar”
  • Spanish: “Parakar”
  • Turkish: “Parakar”
  • Turkish: “Şirâbâd”
  • Ukrainian: “Паракар”
  • Uzbek: “Parakar”
  • Vietnamese: “Parakar”

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