Margara

Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E / 40.03361; 44.17389
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40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E / 40.03361; 44.17389

Margara
Մարգարա
Margara is located in Armenia
Margara
Margara
Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E / 40.03361; 44.17389
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Armavir
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,477
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )
Bridge over Arax at Margara in 1925.

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. 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.

See also

References

  • Margara at GEOnet Names Server
  • World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – 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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