The remains of a royal settlement found just to the south of Gyumri near the village of Beniamin dating back to the 5th to 2nd centuries BC, are a great example of the Achemenid influence in the region. The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), a non-profit NGO that is focused on child-centered development of rural Armenia, opened the first COAF SMART Center in Debet village of Lori in May 2018. However, the town of Vagharshapat restored its importance in 1441 when the seat of the Armenian Catholicosate was transferred from the Cilician city of Sis back to Etchmiadzin. The Akhurian River passes through the western suburbs. However, at the beginning of the 5th century BC, Kumayri became part of the Satrapy of Armenia under the rule of the Orontids. Currently, the largest industrial firms of the town are the "Echmiadzin Instrument Making Factory" founded in 1966, the "E.P.G. After the Christianization of Armenia in 301, Vagharshapat became the spiritual centre of the Armenians worldwide. Stepanavan Airport, located 44km (27mi) north of Vanadzor, is the nearest airport to the city. Her rise to power coincided with the coronavirus pandemic; she rapidly developed solutions to confront it. Gayane Ghandilyan Arakelyan is the CEO of Digital Pomegranate, one of many Armenian tech companies run by women. In January 1919, the British brokered a peace agreement which left northern Lori as a neutral zone between the two countries. The largest industrial plant in Gyumri is the Gyumri-Beer Brewery opened in 1972. The city is also home to the Gyumri Swimming Complex. ", "World's Largest Yezidi Temple Opens in Armenia", "New Temple In Armenia: Laying Of Foundation Stone To Start In September", "Armenia to House World's Largest Yazidi Temple | Eurasianet", "The ethnic minorities of Armavir Province", " 1- - ", " ", Armradio: Armavir province students and schools, "Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Armavir marz - Domestic visits - Updates - The President of the Republic of Armenia", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armavir_Province&oldid=1096571871, Articles with Turkish-language sources (tr), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Armenian-language text, Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The province has 8 urban and 105 rural communities. The province has a contribution of 4% in the annual total industrial product of Armenia. FC Gandzasar Kapan, founded in 2004, represents the town in the Armenian Premier League, playing their home games at Gandzasar Stadium. Following independence, the original name Kumayri was used until 1992, when Gyumri was chosen as the name of the city. In 405, Mesrop Mashtots introduced the newly created Armenian alphabet to the Armenians in Vagharshapat. The Kiurikians ruled the kingdom until 1118 when Tashir-Dzoraget became part of the Kingdom of Georgia. However, the town is mainly famous with its hot springs (geysers). The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. With the industrial growth of the town, the population had grown as well to reach up to 25,000 by the end of the 1970s. Sommaire dplacer vers la barre latrale masquer Dbut 1 Armniens dans l'Empire ottoman au dbut du XX e sicle Afficher / masquer la sous-section Armniens dans l'Empire ottoman au dbut du XX e sicle 1.1 Population armnienne dans l'Empire ottoman avant 1915 1.2 Contexte politique 1.2.1 mancipation des minorits ottomanes 1.2.2 Situation politique turque 1.3 For a nation structured on strict gender roles, especially in the countrys rural villages, and which has fought a decades-long war against poverty, it is a wonder that Armenias tech industry has found a way to out-do the rest of the world in the number of women who are employed in tech companies and non-profits. Russian church of the Caucasian 7th Rifle Regiment, built during the 1850s. Holy Mother of God Armenian Catholic Church, built between 1849 and 1854. Faculty of Natural sciences and communication systems. According to the 1989 Soviet census, the Armavir Province (then part of the Baghramyan, Armavir, and Etchmiadzin districts in 19301995)[7] had a population of 291,647. Alexandropol had been quickly transformed to become one of the major centers of the Russian troops during the Russo-Turkish War of 187778. In 658 AD, at the height of the Arab Islamic invasions, Kumayri was conquered during the Muslim conquest of Persia to become part of the Emirate of Armenia under the Umayyad Caliphate. Many Olympic and world champion wrestlers, weightlifters and boxers are from Gyumri. The Russo-Turkish War of 18281829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence of 18211829. Under the Russian rule, the town of Jermuk witnessed a significant growth and development. One of the oldest written records about the region was found in the inscriptions left by the Urartian king Rusa II (685645 BC). Kapan is the education centre of southern Armenia. The lowest point is 380 meters in the valley of Debed in the northeast of the province.[8]. ; Armenia 2020 population is estimated at 2,963,243 people at mid year according to UN data. Bruce Bolt, a seismologist and a professor of earth and planetary science at the University of California, Berkeley, walked the fault scarp in 1992 and found that the vertical displacement measured 1m (3ft 3in) along most of the length with the southwest end reaching 1.6m (5ft 3in). Both the Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic claimed Kapan between 1918 and 1920. In the 1860s, all of the historic pools of Jermuk built by the Orbelian princes of Syunik were renovated by "Gevorg Khanagyan", following a resolution by the Russian government. The preserve is home to about 1,100 species of plants, 70 of which have been registered in the Red Book of Armenia. [12][13], After the fall of Armenia to the Byzantine Empire in 1045 and later to the Seljuk invaders in 1064. http://en.climate-data.org/location/21593/, , The public library of Charentsavan is set to reopen on 8 Sept. 2010, " -` 2000 ", "About Dzulakentorn Open Joint Stock Company", Reinforcement production opened at steel mill of ASCE Group in Charentsavan of Armenia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charentsavan&oldid=1111881795, Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Armenian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 September 2022, at 12:50. Other decorative statues in the town include the bear statue of Kajaran's Key erected in 1966, the statue of the Girl from Zangezur erected in 1978, the World War II memorial opened in 1987, and the memorial to Armenian genocide erected in 1988. However, the Kapan-Kovsakan-Mijnavan railway line is currently inactive. [10][11] By the beginning of the 18th century, Kapan was associated with the Armenian military leader David Bek, who led the liberation campaign of the Armenians of Syunik against the Iranians and the invading Ottoman Turks. Charentsavan (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.It was founded in 1947 as Lusavan, and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents. Public transport is dominated by the private sector in Gyumri. The Stepanavan Dendropark as well as the Vanadzor Botanical Garden are major destinations for ecotourism lovers. With the territorial administration reform of 1995, the 3 raions were merged to form the Armavir Province. First-level administrative divisions. Another key sector in the economy of Jermuk is tourism. As of 2017[update], the Gyumri Railway Station operates regular trips to Yerevan and Batumi. Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia. Between 1918 and 1920 Jermuk was included within the short-lived Republic of Armenia. The town Tashir is home to many firms for dairy products including the "Daughter Melania" cheese factory (since 1996, the "Dumikyan Brothers" cheese factory), the "Kalinino Kat" plant, and the "Tashir Kat" plant. In late 2008, the road between Kapan and Meghri on the Iranian border was redeveloped. As a result, many significant monuments and prosperous villages were destroyed and the population was displaced. It is home to many paintings and sculptures, mainly composed by several Soviet-Armenian artists such as Haroutiun Galentz, Martiros Saryan and others. Its name itself is derived from this fact, as the word "jermuk" means "geyser" in the Armenian language. The M-8 highway connects Lori with Tavush Province to the east, The provincial centre Vanadzor has a railway station with a South Caucasus Railway express service that connects the city with Yerevan via Gyumri, and Tbilisi via Ayrum. Later, the region became part of the Urartu Kingdom between the 8th and 6th centuries BC. The annual precipitation averages 486 millimetres or 19.13 inches. It was completely destroyed during the Soviet period. In face of adversity, positive forces are working together in Armenia to bring about a flourishing economy with women at the forefront. The city suffered an earthquake in 1926, when many of its significant buildings were destroyed including the Greek church of Saint George. The largest urban community is the provincial center of Vanadzor, with a population of 86,199. The town was known as Lusavan until 1967, when it was renamed Charentsavan, after the renowned Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. During the Middle Ages, the Silk Road passed through the area of Vayots Dzor, particularly the road that currently links the town of Martuni with Yeghegnadzor to the northwest of Jermuk. [10][11] Kumayri entered e new era of growth and progress, particularly when the nearby city of Ani became the capital of the kingdom in 961. The Greeks built the Saint Catherine Orthodox church near Kapan in 1865.[19]. Lori is a major centre for metallurgical business, building materials production, as well as dairy products. An alternative theory suggests that Kumayri has been formed as an urban settlement in the late 5th century BC, ca. It is locally known as the church of Kazachi Post. Young Turks (Turkish: Jn Trkler or Gen Trkler) was a political reform movement in the early 20th century that favored the replacement of the Ottoman Empire's absolute monarchy with a constitutional government. The Turkish forces withdrew from Alexandropol after the Treaty of Kars was signed in October 1921 by the unrecognized Soviet and Turkish governments.[18]. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 900 [3], The area of modern-day Gyumri was originally known as Kumayri during the period of the Kingdom of Urartu. First-level administrative divisions. As a result of the decisive Armenian victories over the Turks on the 3 fronts of Sardarabad, Abaran, and Gharakilisa, the Armavir region became part of the independent Armenia by the end of May 1918. Gyumri (Armenian: ,[a] pronounced[jumi]) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. [7] After fall of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1490, Lori remained part of Kingdom of Kartli until the 16th century. In the late 1920s, the Ararat rebellion erupted in the vicinity of Mount Ararat. The futsal teams of Gyumri regularly play their home games at the Armen Sargsyan Sports Hall, located in the Ani district at the northwest of the city. Until the sovietization of Armenia in 1920, Alexandropol had 31 manufacturing centers including beer, soap, textile, etc. The majority of Lori are ethnic Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. Although it is the spiritual and religious centre of the Armenian nation worldwide, the tourism services in the province are not developed enough. Armenia Population (as of 10/13/2022) 2,780,154: Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2022) 2,780,469: Births per Day: 18: Deaths per Day: 18: Migrations per Day-3: Net Change per Day-3: Population Change Since Jan. 1-858: Net decrease of 1 person every 480 minutes. For many Armenians, poverty is a condition of everyday life. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many of the industrial plants were forced to reduce their capacity or even shut their doors. The Aslamazyan Sisters Gallery, built in the 1880s, is home to more than 700 drawings, paintings and other works of the Aslamazyan sisters who were the Soviet-era artists. The town's Holy Saviour's church was opened in 2000 with the financial assistance of the Dervishian family from Canada. Gyumri is served by the international Shirak Airport, about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) to the southeast of the city center. The majority of the Armavir Province population are ethnic Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Armenian: , Spitaki yerkrasharj), occurred on December 7 at 11:41 local time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating).The shock occurred in the northern region of Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) which is vulnerable to large and The city became renown as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century. Her rise to power coincided with the coronavirus pandemic; MurphsLife: Social Media as a Tool for Social Change, Oladiwura Oladepo Wins Waislitz Global Citizen Award, Girls Who Code is Closing the Gender Gap in India, Representative Young Kim: An Advocate for Foreign Aid, 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In 1912, Gyumri was home to the first opera show ever staged in Armenia, when composer Armen Tigranian presented Anoush to the public in Alexandropol. The province has 3 urban and 94 rural communities. According to the Russian 1880 estimate, which produced statistics of 1873, Isti-su (i.e. Several products of Charentsavan were delivered to the republics of the Soviet Union. Other industrial firms of the city include the "Aleqpol" factory for dairy products, the "Anusharan" confectionery plant, and the "Gold Plast" plant for building materials. On 25 May 1918, the Armenians led by Garegin Nzhdeh fought against the Turkish forces led by Wehib Pasha, at the vicinity of Karakilisa. The forests of Jermuk are rich with oak and hornbeam trees, as well as with dog rose, wild pear, plum and juniper plants. Scholars such as Hovhannes Imastaser, Grigor Tuteordi, Davit Kobayretsi, Grigor Magistros worked in these monasteries. Arakelyan. The town is connected with Yerevan and the nearby cities through buses and minibuses. Many districts including Shirak were depopulated. After the October Revolution of 1917 and the Russian withdrawal from the South Caucasus, the Ottoman forces launched a new offensive capturing the city of Alexandropol on 11 May 1918, during the Caucasus Campaign in World War I. Many museums and libraries are housed in the complex of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, including: 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. In 1837, Gyumri was renamed Alexandropol after Czar Nicholas I's wife, Princess Alexandra Fyodorovna. New industrial plants were also opened in tho town such as the "Khorda" Hydroturbines Manufacturing Enterprise founded in 2006,[8] the "ASCE Group" steel casting enterprise opened in 2013[9] and the "Lubawa Armenia" Armenian-Polish enterprise for safety and military equipments products founded in 2014. 2,964,000(Show more) Head Of State: President: Vahagn Kachaturyan(Show more) On December 7, 1988, an earthquake destroyed the northwestern town of Spitak and caused severe damage to Leninakan (now Gyumri), Armenias second most populous city. In 2018, just over half of Armenias population fell below the poverty rate. In 1849, the Alexandropol Uyezd became part of the Erivan Governorate. The red dye of the insect was largely used in Armenian miniatures as well as other types of artworks throughout the history of ancient and medieval Armenia. for building materials founded in 1947, the Kapan machine tools plant founded in 1972, the Sonatex knitting factory founded in 1985, and Marila LLC for meat and dairy products founded in 2010. [24], Starting 2004 Children of Armenia Fund started to work in Armavir region, Karakert. Recently, fish farming has significantly developed in the province. While Russian forces withdrew from the South Caucasus due to the October Revolution, the city became host to large numbers of Armenian refugees fleeing the Armenian Genocide, in particular hosting 22,000 orphaned children in around 170 orphanage buildings. The surrounding lands near the city are rich in tufa, basalt and clay. In 2018, just over half of Armenias population fell below the poverty rate. Montreal (/ m n t r i l / MUN-tree-AWL; officially Montral, French: ()) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec.Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The climate is characterized with extremely cold snowy winters and mild summers. Jermuk is among the 3 towns of Armenia that are allowed to accommodate gambling houses and activities (along with Tsaghkadzor and Sevan). [6] The fortress-city became the capital of the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065. However, many historic churches in Gyumri were either ruined or destroyed, including: As of 2017[update], Gyumri is home to the following church buildings:[41]. Population: (2022 est.) [15], Under the rule of the Turkic tribes, Kumayri was known to the Turks as Gmr. The town is home to several health resorts and spas, and is one of the main touristic destinations for those who visit Armenia. The industrial sector in the provincial center Gyumri includes the production of building materials (tufa and basalt), hosiery and textile manufacturing, food processing and dairy products, alcoholic drinks, electronic machines, etc. As one of the historic settlements of Armenia, Kapan and the surrounding areas are home to many heritage monuments of Armenian architecture, including:[7]. The main water resource of the province is the Debed river with its tributaries Dzoraget, Pambak and Martsaget. The town's central square was renamed after Garegin Nzhdeh, while the central park of the town was named after Vazgen Sargsyan. The town is also home to a public library with an American corner, entirely renovated in 2010 with the financial assistance of the US Embassy in Yerevan. It contains parts of the Aragatsotn canton along with small parts of the Arsharunik and Masyatsotn. His observations on Jermuk were published in the "Mountain Magazine" journal in 1831, and later in 1855, in the "Caucasian Calenda" magazine. The town of Vagharshapat was home to the 1st paper factory in the history of Armenia.

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