page_title: Armavir Province
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Armavir Province / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Հայերեն: Վաչէ և Թամար Մանուկյան մատենադարան
context_page_description: Armavir, is a province in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the town of Armavir while the largest city is Vagharshapat. The province shares a 72 km-long border with Turkey to the south and west.
  The province is home to the spiritual centre of the Armenian nation; the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
  The province is named after the ancient city of Armavir founded in 331 BC. The province is also the site of the decisive Battle of Sardarabad in 1918 that resulted in the foundation of the Republic of Armenia. The battle is seen as a crucial historical event not only by stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.
  The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is also located in Armavir Province near the town of Metsamor.
  The Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport is located near the village of Parakar in Armavir Province.
context_section_description: Armavir is among the richest cultural centres of the Republic of Armenia. The urban settlements of the province are home to cultural palaces as well as many public libraries. However, during the Soviet period, there were 98 public libraries in Armavir with only 21 of them are still functioning.
  The town of Vagharshapat is home to a large number of museums including the Vagharshapat ethnographic museum, Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan museum and art gallery, Mher Abeghian museum and art gallery, and Hovhannes Hovhannisyan house-museum. Many museums and libraries are housed in the complex of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, including:
  Etchmiadzin Cathedral Museum,
  Catholicosal Museum,
  Khrimian Museum,
  Alex and Marie Manoogian Treasury House,
  Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Depository,
  Printing house and Bookstore of the Mother See.
  Rouben Sevak Museum
  The village of Musaler is home to the annual celebration of the Musa Dagh resistance, when thousands of Armenians from all over the world arrive in the village each year during the month of September, to celebrate the event around the Musa Dagh memorial.
  The famous Sardarapat Memorial complex, including the Armenia Ethnography Museum is located in the village of Araks, around 10 km southwest of the provincial centre Armavir.
caption: Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Depository
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