Araks, Armavir Explained

40.0931°N 43.9508°W

Official Name:Araks
Native Name:Արաքս
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Armavir
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Armavir
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1946
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2,113
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.0931°N 43.9508°W

Araks (Armenian: Արաքս), is a village with 2,113 inhabitants (2001)[1] in the western part of the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a state farm in 1940. The Battle of Sardarapat of 1918, took place near the village of Araks. In 1968, the Sardarapat Battle Memorial was erected on the site of the battle.[2] Additionally there is the state owned Armenia Ethnography Museum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report of the results of 2001 Armenian Census. National Statistical Service of Armenia.
  2. Sketches of the Soviet Union - Page 145 by Anton Refregier - 1978
  3. Baboyan. Albert. 1979. "The centuries under the arches". Soviet Armenia. 4. 10 - 11.