Agarak, Syunik
Agarak Ագարակ | |
|---|---|
 Agarak as seen frae the Armenie-Iranian borderline | |
  Agarak | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′43″N 46°11′41″E / 38.86194°N 46.19472°E | |
| Kintra |  Armenie |
| Marz (Province) | Syunik |
| Ceety | 1949 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Mkhitar Zakaryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,881 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (DST) |
| Area code(s) | (+374) 286 |
| Agarak, Syunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Agarak (Armenie: Ագարակ) is a ceety foondit in 1949, in Syunik Province, Armenie. It is considered the soothren end o Armenie as it is locatit on the left bank o river Araks on the mairch wi Iran, 9 km sooth wast tae Meghri. The toun is on a distance o 410 km sooth o the caipital Yerevan an 94 km sooth tae Syunik's centre Kapan. It wis a railwey station on the demolished an nan-functionin branch Yerevan-Nakhichivan-Horadiz. Agarak forms an urban commonty (municipality). The Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT) reportit its population wis 4,881 in 2010,[2] up frae 4,801 at the 2001 census.[3]
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Agarak occupee's a pairt o Arevik province athin the historical region o Syunik o Greater Armenie. It wis first mentioned in the 12-13t centuries bi Stepanos Orbelian as a rural territory. Syne the auncient times, the aurie wis kent for its copper an lead mines. The name o the toun derivit frae a veelage situatit no faur frae it.
Agarak wis foondit in 1949 as an aurie o wirkers an in 1954 it gained a toun status. The further development o the toun is relatit tae the copper-molybdenum plant biggit in 1958. Fowk wur brocht here frae the nearbi veelages an in a few years it became an industrial toun. In 1972 the population o the toun wis aboot 3800 an in 1979 it became 4073.
The kirk Surb Amenaprkich (Holy Saviour) o the 17t century is no far frae Agarak.
Currently, thare are 2 kindergartens, 1 seicontary schuil, an airt schuil, a cultural palace, 2 libraries an a fitbaa stadium in the toun.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]Agarak is considered tae be a miners' ceety. It is a centre o nan-ferrous metallurgie. The copper-molybdenic industrie wis recovered in Agarak syne 2001. Currently, it secures aroond 1200 job opportunities, which maks mair nor ane fift o the whole population o the toun.
The industrial enterprises o the toun are the "Agarak copper-molybdenum Plant", the "Karchevan Poultry" an the "Agarak Bakery". The Meghri custom hoose an the neebourin mercat are situatit in Agarak territory. 18 organisations are registered in the toun.[4]
The Armenian section o Iran-Armenie gas pipeline stairtit on 30 November 2004 in Agarak.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Syunik regional e-Govrenance Seestem" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial govrenment. Click on airtin enteetled "Համայնքներ" (commonty) an sairch for the place bi Armenie name.
- ↑ "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT).
- ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
- ↑ "Syunik: Agarak". Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
