Meghri
Մեղրի | |
|---|---|
 _-_02.jpg)  .jpg)  .jpg) General view of Meghri and Zangezur Mountains • Holy Mother of God Church and Old Town (Mets Tagh) • Meghri waterfall • Meghri Fortress • City center • Aras river valley in Meghri | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Meghri  Meghri | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′12″N 46°14′45″E / 38.90333°N 46.24583°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Meghri |
| Founded as Karchavan by Smbat I Bagratuni | 906 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,580 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Website | Official website |
Meghri (Armenian: Մեղրի [mɛʁˈɾi]) is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580. According to the 2020 official estimate, Meghri's population is around 4,500. Meghri is located 376 km south of the capital Yerevan and 73 km south of the provincial capital Kapan.
As a result of the community mergers in 2016, the municipality of Meghri was enlarged to include the surrounding villages of Agarak, Alvank, Aygedzor, Gudemnis, Karchevan, Kuris, Lehvaz, Lichk, Nrnadzor, Shvanidzor, Tashtun, Tkhkut, Vahravar, and Vardanidzor.[3]
- ^ "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Dictionary of settlements of the Republic of Armenia]" (PDF). Armenian State Cadaste. 2008. p. 138.
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "Նախատեսվում է իրականացնել համայնքների խոշորացման 14 պիլոտային ծրագիր". Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2017.