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Nor Armavir

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Country
  
Armenia

Time zone
  
(UTC+4)

Population
  
1,735 (2008)

Founded
  
1923

Local time
  
Wednesday 11:45 AM

Marz province
  
Armavir Province

Nor Armavir

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 26% Humidity

Nor Armavir (Armenian: Նոր Արմավիր, meaning "New Armavir") is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1923 by Armenian refugees from Turkey, who named the village after the ancient city of Armavir, which has its ruins nearby. However, The village is known first and foremost for the Battle of Sardarabad during the Caucasus Campaign, as the battle occurred on the modern site of the town in 1918.

Map of Nor Armavir, Armenia

References

Nor Armavir Wikipedia