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[[file:No-nb bldsa 6d052.jpg|thumb|Bridge over Arax at Margara in 1925.]] |
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'''Margara''' ({{lang-hy|Մարգարա}}, also [[Romanize]]d as '''Markara'''; formerly '''Margara-Gök''') is a town in the [[Armavir (province)|Armavir Province]] of [[Armenia]]. Margara is the closest [[Armenia–Turkey border|border]] crossing to Turkey from Yerevan, though Turkey closed the border with Armenia in 1993.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 January 2024 |title=Margara crossing point at Armenian-Turkish border ready for use after repair |url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1127874.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=armenpress.am |language=en}}</ref> The town is located on the other side of [[Alican, Iğdır|Alican]]. Margara has a road bridge across the [[Aras (river)|Arax River]] to [[Turkey]]. The [[Border Guard Service of Russia]] patrols the closed border between Armenia and Turkey. |
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'''Margara''' is a town in the [[Armavir (province)|Armavir Province]] of [[Armenia]]. |
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In 2023, the [[Armenia–Turkey border|border crossing]] briefly reopened to allow the passage of [[humanitarian aid]] following the [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake|Turkey–Syria earthquake]] for the first time since 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2023 |title=Armenia-Turkey border crossing opened for first time in 35 years after massive quake |work=AFP via Al Arabiya |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/02/11/Armenia-Turkey-border-crossing-opened-for-first-time-in-35-years-after-massive-quake- |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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*[[Armavir Province]] |
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*[[GEOnet Names Server]] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090506215436/http://www.armenialiberty.org/video/1261.html Video about the Armenia-Turkey border at Margara] by [[ArmeniaLiberty]] ([[RFE/RL]]) |
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*{{ArmenianCensus|130}} |
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*{{RediscoveringArmenia|40}} |
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{{Armavir}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Armavir Province]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 26 February 2024
40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E
Margara
Մարգարա | |
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Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Armavir |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,477 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Margara (Armenian: Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan, though Turkey closed the border with Armenia in 1993.[1] The town is located on the other side of Alican. Margara has a road bridge across the Arax River to Turkey. The Border Guard Service of Russia patrols the closed border between Armenia and Turkey.
History[edit]
In 2023, the border crossing briefly reopened to allow the passage of humanitarian aid following the Turkey–Syria earthquake for the first time since 1988.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Margara crossing point at Armenian-Turkish border ready for use after repair". armenpress.am. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Armenia-Turkey border crossing opened for first time in 35 years after massive quake". AFP via Al Arabiya. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links[edit]
- Video about the Armenia-Turkey border at Margara by ArmeniaLiberty (RFE/RL)
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Margara at GEOnet Names Server
- 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.