Tashir
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Tashir Տաշիր |
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| Province : | Lori | ||
| Founded : | 1844 | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 7 ′ N , 44 ° 17 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1500 m | ||
| Residents : | 7,773 (2011 census) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 4 | ||
| Community type: | city | ||
| Mayor : | Edgar Arshakyan (independent) | ||
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Tashir ( Armenian Տաշիր ) is a city in the province of Lori in northern Armenia, not far from the border with Georgia . The place was founded in 1844.
history
The city was founded at the time when the area of present-day Armenia, historical Eastern Armenia , was a province of the Russian Empire . In 1844 the place was founded by Russian settlers from the Saratov region under the name Vorontsovka . It was named after the Russian viceroy of the Caucasus, Mikhail Semjonowitsch Voronzow (1782-1856). In 1846 the place became part of the Tbilisi Governorate .
Under Soviet rule, the place was renamed in 1935 in Kalinino after Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (1875-1946). In 1961 the town was given urban-type settlement status and became the center of the new Kalinino district . In 1983 the settlement received full city status.
After the independence of Armenia in 1991, the place was renamed again and was given the current name Tashir in memory of a historic canton during the time of the Kingdom of Armenia . After a nationwide administrative reform in 1995, the city was assigned to the province of Lori.
