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Location |
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Armenia is located in Southwestern Asia, which lies in the triangular section of the Transcaucasus, bordered by Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey and the Republic of Georgia. It has a population of 3,215,800 people and its area spreads 29,800 square kilometers. Armenia covers 10% of the Armenian Plateau, which is 500 meters higher than its neighboring Asia Minor and Iranian Plateaus. |
Cities |
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The capital city of Armenia is Yerevan, which lies in the Hrazdan River and is populated with about 1.2 million people. The next three largest cities are Gyumri, population 121,000, Vanador, population 74,000 and Abovian, population 54,000. Another very significant city is Etchmiadzin, which is located 20 miles west of Yerevan and is the seat of the patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church. |
Geographic Regions |
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Mountainous Ridges and Valleys |
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The mountainous ridges and valleys are mainly in the northeast side of the country. They occur mainly in the basin of the River Kur, including ranges of Virahajots, Bazumi, Pambak, Gougarats, Aregoui and Sevan, which are subject to extensive erosion. |
Volcanic Origin |
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The regions of volcanic origin, include the mountain ranges of Ashotsk, Aragats, Geghama, Vardenis and Sunik. These are all covered with lava but have little evidence of erosion, although large rivers have carved out deep gorges and canyons. |
Rivers and Lakes |
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Armenia’s rivers include the Araks, Euphrates and Tigris. Araks is the largest river that flows through Armenia. It flows more than halfway across the land. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers flow into the Persian Gulf and are only in the south of Armenia. Its lakes include Sevan, Van and Urmia. Lake Sevan is the smallest, but is the deepest and highest of the other lakes. It is 45 miles long and 24 miles wide. Lake Van is 80 miles long and 40 miles wide. It has a phenomenon where the waters periodically rise on one side while lowering on the other. Lake Urmia runs 100 miles long and 24 miles wide and is the shallowest of the three lakes. It is only 15 feet deep. |
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