Parakar Municipality

Parakar Municipality is in , and has an elevation of 952 metres. Parakar Municipality is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Zvartnots International Airport and Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh.

Aerodrome
Photo: Armenia The World, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located near , 15 km west of , the capital city of . It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. is situated 3½ km southeast of Parakar Municipality.

Museum
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Musaler, 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.

Archaeological site
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is a medieval Armenian cathedral near , . 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. is situated 4 km southwest of Parakar Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malatia-Sebastia and Parakar.

Suburb
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, one of the 12 administrative districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the city. It has common borders with the administrative districts of Ajapnyak, Kentron, and Shengavit. is situated 6 km east of Parakar Municipality.

Village
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is a village in the Municipality of the of . According to the 2010 official estimate, the population of is 9,297.

Village
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is a town in the of .

Parakar Municipality

Latitude
40.1804° or 40° 10′ 49″ north
Longitude
44.3772° or 44° 22′ 38″ east
Population
26,600
Elevation
952 metres (3,123 feet)
Open location code
8HG659JG+4V
Geo­Names ID
13156554
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Parakar Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փարաքար համայնք”
  • Russian: “община Паракар”

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