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.
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  • Type: Village with 1,740 residents
  • Description: village in Armavir Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: Araks, Armenia

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haykashen and Koçkıran.

Village
, is a village in the of .

Village
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is a village.

Village
is a village in the of . is situated 2½ km northwest of Araks.

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
  • Armenian: Ներքին Ղարխուն
  • Azerbaijani: Aşağı Qarxun
  • Belarusian: Аракс
  • Cebuano: Arak’s
  • Chechen: Аракс
  • Chinese: Araks
  • Dutch: Araks
  • French: Araks
  • Georgian: არაქსი
  • Greek: Αράκς
  • Italian: Arak’s
  • Italian: Araks
  • Italian: Nerkin Gharkun
  • Italian: Nerkin Karkhun
  • Italian: Nizhniy Karkhun
  • Malay: Araks, Echmiadzin
  • Malay: Araks
  • Min Nan Chinese: Araks
  • Persian: آراکس، واغارشاپات
  • Persian: آراکس
  • Polish: Araks (Wagharszapat)
  • Polish: Araks
  • Russian: Аракс
  • Scots: Araks, Echmiadzin
  • Scots: Araks
  • Swedish: Arak’s
  • Turkish: Araks
  • Turkish: Aşağı Karkun
  • Ukrainian: Аракс
  • Uzbek: Araks

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