Araks

Araks, known as Nerkin Karkhun and Sharifabad until 1946, is a village in the eastern part of the of , specifically in the Araks Municipality.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,740 residents
  • Description: village in Armavir Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Araks, Armenia”, “Nerkin Gharkun”, “Nerkin Karkhun”, “Nizhniy Karkhun”, and “Ներքին Ղարխուն”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haykashen and Koçkıran.

Village
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Araks

Latitude
40.05339° or 40° 3′ 12″ north
Longitude
44.30734° or 44° 18′ 26″ east
Population
1,740
Elevation
837 metres (2,746 feet)
Open location code
8HG63834+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1249043378
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616938
Wiki­data ID
Q1142800
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Araks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أراكس- أرمينيا”
  • Armenian: “Arak’s”
  • Armenian: “Araqs”
  • Armenian: “Արաքս (Էջմիածնի տարածաշրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Արաքս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aşağı Qarxun”
  • Belarusian: “Аракс”
  • Cebuano: “Arak’s”
  • Chechen: “Аракс”
  • Chinese: “阿拉克斯”
  • Dutch: “Araks”
  • French: “Araks”
  • Georgian: “არაქსი”
  • Greek: “Αράκς”
  • Italian: “Araks”
  • Malay: “Araks, Echmiadzin”
  • Malay: “Araks”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Araks”
  • Persian: “آراکس”
  • Polish: “Araks (Wagharszapat)”
  • Polish: “Araks”
  • Romanian: “Araks, Armavir”
  • Russian: “Аракс”
  • Scots: “Araks, Echmiadzin”
  • Scots: “Araks”
  • Swedish: “Araks”
  • Turkish: “Aşağı Karkun”
  • Ukrainian: “Аракс”
  • Uzbek: “Araks”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Araqs and Haykashen.

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Highlights: Haykashen and Ranchpar Cemetery.

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