Araks
Araks, is a village with 1,651 inhabitants in the western part of the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a state farm in 1940. The Battle of Sardarapat of 1918, took place near the village of Araks.- Type: Locality with 1,630 residents
- Description: place in Armavir, Armenia
- Also known as: “Araks, Armenia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amasia and Hushakert.
Hushakert
Village
Hushakert is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Hushakert is situated 2½ km southwest of Araks.
Lenughi
Village
Lenughi is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town's church, dedicated to Saint Nshan, dates from the 1870s. The "MAP" brandy and wine factory is located in Lenughi. Lenughi is situated 3 km north of Araks.
Araks
- Category: village in Armenia
- Location: Armavir Municipality, Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.09729° or 40° 5′ 50″ north
Longitude
43.95569° or 43° 57′ 21″ east
Population
1,630
Elevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)
Open location code
8HG53XW4+W7
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Araks” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أراكس- أرمينيا”
- Armenian: “Arak’s”
- Armenian: “Araqs”
- Armenian: “Արաքս (Արմավիրի տարածաշրջան)”
- Armenian: “Արաքս”
- Belarusian: “Аракс”
- Chechen: “Аракс”
- Chinese: “Araks”
- Dutch: “Araks”
- French: “Araks”
- Georgian: “არაქსი”
- Greek: “Αράκς”
- Italian: “Araks”
- Malay: “Araks, Armavir”
- Malay: “Araks”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Araks”
- Persian: “آراکس”
- Polish: “Araks”
- Romanian: “Araks, Armavir”
- Russian: “Аракс (бывший Армавирский район)”
- Russian: “Аракс”
- Scots: “Araks, Armavir”
- Scots: “Araks”
- South Azerbaijani: “آراکس، روسیه”
- Spanish: “Araks”
- Turkish: “Araks”
- Ukrainian: “Аракс”
- Uzbek: “Araks”
- Vietnamese: “Araks, Armavir”
- Vietnamese: “Araks”
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