Aygek
Aygek
Այգեկ | |
|---|---|
  Aygek | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 44°23′00″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,178 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Aygek (Armenian: Այգեկ) is a village and a rural community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is located 8 km west of the capital Yerevan and 36 km east of the provincial centre Armavir. It has an elevation of 870 metres above sea level.[1] The majority of the village are Armenian migrants from Iran.
The village is only 16 km away from the Armenian-Turkish border line.
See also
References
- Aygek at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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