Bagaran, Armavir

Bagaran

Բագարան
Bagaran Բագարան
	Bagaran
	Coordinates: 40°08′58″N 43°41′34″E / 40.14944°N 43.69278°E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Population (2001)
• Total	652
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)

40°08′58″N 43°41′34″E / 40.14944°N 43.69278°E / 40.14944; 43.69278

Bagaran (Armenian: Բագարան) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. Its name is derived from the nearby ancient Armenian city of Bagaran which was a large city and fortress that straddled both banks of the Akhurian River, and served as a former capital of medieval Armenia.^[1] A small Kurdish-populated village called Kılıttaşı now partially lies on the Turkish side of the closed border.

^ Hakobyan, Tatul. "After years of isolation, the ancient capitals of Yervandashat and Bagaran are now open to visitors Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine." Armenian Reporter. April 10, 2009.

[1] Hakobyan, Tatul. "After years of isolation, the ancient capitals of Yervandashat and Bagaran are now open to visitors Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine." Armenian Reporter. April 10, 2009.

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