Madina, Armenia
Madina (Armenian: Մադինա) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. To the west of Madina is Mount Armaghan, an extinct volcano that rises 450 meters higher than the surrounding plain with a small crater lake at its center.[2]
Madina
Մադինա | |
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 A view of Madina | |
  Madina | |
| Coordinates: 40°04′49″N 45°15′04″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,111 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Madina, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
According to the Russian statistical source Sbornik svedenij o Kavkaze, the village of Madina had as of 1873 a population of 208 people, all of them Azeris.[3] By 1911, the population had risen to 443 people.[4]
Gallery
Chapel on Mount Armaghan
On top of Mount Armaghan
Cemetery on top of Mount Armaghan
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Сборник сведений о Кавказе. Vol. V. Тф. 1880. p. 107.
- Кавказский календарь. Тф. 1912. p. 180.
External links
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- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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