Amasia District
Ամասիայի շրջան | |
|---|---|
 The Amasia District in Armenia | |
| Country | |
| Established | 9 September 1930 |
| Abolished | 11 April 1995 |
| Capital | Amasia |
| Area | |
• Total | 534 km2 (206 sq mi) |
| Population (1989) | |
• Total | 6,342 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
The Amasia District (Armenian: Ամասիայի շրջան) was a raion (district) of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1930 and later in 1991 of the Republic of Armenia until its disestablishment in 1995. The Amasia District today constitutes a northwestern part of the Shirak Province (marz) and bordered the Kars Province of the Republic of Turkey to the west, and the Javakheti region of Georgia to the north. Its administrative center was the town Amasia.