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]