Armavir (province)

Armavir Արմավիր
Location
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Capital	Armavir
Governor	Ashot Ghahramanyan
Area Total - Water (%)	Ranked 10^th 1,242 km² Negligible
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 3^rd 255,861 206.2/km²
Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4	0901-1149 AM.AV AM03
Website	www.armavirregion.am

For other uses, see Armavir.

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Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր) is a province (marz) of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the south-west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west. The province is the location of the Holy City of Echmiadzin which serves as the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians. The historic city of Sardarapat is located in this province as well.

Armenian-American composer Edward Manukyan and the late Armenian pop singer Aram Asatryan were both born in this region.

Armavir borders the following marzer:

To the northeast, between its boundaries with Aragatsotn and Ararat, Armavir also borders Yerevan.

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of Armenia
Marzer (մարզէր)	Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor
City with special status	Yerevan (capital)