Araks Municipality

Araks Municipality is in , and has an elevation of 842 metres. Araks Municipality is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Gay.

Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
, in , is fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named , the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.

Village
Gai, known as Khatunarkh until 1978, is a village in the of Armenia. It was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan, Safavid governor of Chokhur-e Sa'd.

Village
is a town in the Armavir Province of .

Araks Municipality

Latitude
40.108° or 40° 6′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.2859° or 44° 17′ 9″ east
Population
24,600
Elevation
842 metres (2,762 feet)
Open location code
8HG6475P+59
Geo­Names ID
13156556
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In Other Languages

“Araks Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արաքս համայնք”

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