Margara
Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E
| Margara Մարգարա | |
|---|---|
  Margara | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,477 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Bridge over Arax at Margara in 1925.
Margara (Armenian: Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan. Margara has a road bridge across the Arax River to Turkey. The Border Guard Service of Russia patrols the closed border between Armenia and Turkey.
References
- Margara at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
External links
- Video about the Armenia-Turkey border at Margara by ArmeniaLiberty (RFE/RL)
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