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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''') 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 at present the border is closed. 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. |
'''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 at present the border is closed. 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. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 14:55, 28 August 2020
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 at present the border is closed. 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.
See also
References
- Margara 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.