Armavir Province

Armavir is a province of Armenia.  The capital is Armavir. It is in the west of the country, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats. It shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west. The province has the Holy City of Echmiadzin.  Echmiadzin is the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians.  Also in this region is the historic city of Sardarapat.  It was the site of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat.Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. New York: HarperCollins, 2003, p. 321 

Armavir is the smallest province of the country.  There are 3 urban communities and 94 rural communities.

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Category:Provinces of Armenia