Armavir Province, Armenia May 1999 by George Isayan Armavir province is located in the southwestern part of Armenia, west of Yerevan. The province has a total area of 477 sq. Located in the fertile Ararat valley between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, the province has a 45-mile common border with Turkey, which runs along the Arax river. The climate in Armavir is sunny, dry, and continental. Ninety-five percent of these have been privatized.
Agriculture is the largest and fastest growing sector of the province's economy.
Among them are several large food processing companies. The Armavir Brandy Factory is the second largest in Armenia after the Yerevan Brandy Factory. Both factories have been acquired by France's Pernod Ricard company. Another large enterprise is Map winery. It produces popular brands of wines and brandies for export to the nis countries and, very recently, to the United States.