Parakar Municipality
Parakar Municipality is in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 952 metres. Parakar Municipality is situated nearby to the village Aygek, as well as near the locality Shiraghali Gomer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zvartnots International Airport and Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh.
Zvartnots International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Armenia The World, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zvartnots International Airport is located near Zvartnots, 15 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. It is the busiest airport in the country. Zvartnots International Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Parakar Municipality.
Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh
Museum
Musaler, previously known as Ginevet, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1972 after Musa Ler, the site of Armenian resistance in 1915.
Zvartnots Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome. Zvartnots Cathedral is situated 4 km southwest of Parakar Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malatia-Sebastia and Parakar.
Malatia-Sebastia
Suburb
Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malatia-Sebastia, also nicknamed colloquially as Bangladesh, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the western part of the city. Malatia-Sebastia is situated 6 km east of Parakar Municipality.
Parakar
Village
Photo: vahemart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parakar, formerly Shirabad, is a village in the Parakar Municipality of the Armavir Province of Armenia. According to the 2010 official estimate, the population of Parakar is 9,297.
Norakert
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norakert is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia.
Parakar Municipality
- Also known as: “Parakar” and “Parakar Community”
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1804° or 40° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
44.3772° or 44° 22′ 38″ eastPopulation
26,600Elevation
952 metres (3,123 feet)Open location code
8HG659JG+4VGeoNames ID
13156554
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In Other Languages
“Parakar Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Փարաքար”
- Armenian: “Փարաքարի համայնք”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aygek and Shiraghali Gomer.
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