- For the village, see Shirak (village).
| Shirak Շիրակ | |
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| Information | |
| Capital | Gyumri |
| Governor | Lida Nanyan |
| Area Total - Water (%) | Ranked 6th 2,681 km² Negligible |
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 2nd 257,242 96. Gyumri ( Armenian: Գյումրի is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information 0/km² |
| Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4 | 2601-3126 AM. Armenian postal codes consist of four digits Until April 1, 2006, they consisted of six digits ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO The FIPS 10-4 standard Countries Dependencies Areas of Special Sovereignty and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, lists two-letter country codes that SH AM07 |
| Website | www.shirakinfo.am |
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Shirak (Armenian: Շիրակ) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Over the years Armenia has developed a modern unique and successful culture Cinema of Armenia was born on April 16, 1923, when the Armenian State Committee on Cinema was established by the government decree Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous Folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan 's well-known Over the years Armenia has developed a modern unique and successful culture A wide array of Sports are played in Armenia, the most popular among them being Wrestling, Weightlifting, Judo, football, Chess Vartavar (also known as Vardevar or Vardavar, Armenian: hy Վարդավար or Վարդնար is a festival in Armenia where people of all ages see History of Armenia (Moses of Chorene for the historiographical work Politics of Armenia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President is the Head of government Armenia maintains good relations with almost every country in the world the major exceptions being two of its immediate neighbors Turkey and Azerbaijan. Armenia is the only republic of the former Soviet Union that boasts a nearly-homogeneous population Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information Gegharkunik may refer to Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik Gegharkunik town Gegharkunik Lake now called Lake Sevan Syunik may refer to Syunik Province Syunik (village Syunik (historic region Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information Administrative divisions The following is a list of the provinces with population area and density information Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani It is in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey in the west and Georgia in the north. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Its capital is Gyumri. Gyumri ( Armenian: Գյումրի is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. Shirak is known as the homeland of khash. Khash ( Armenian: Խաշ Georgian: ხაში is a traditional dish in Armenia and Georgia, originating in the Shirak region It is as much semi-desert as it is mountain meadow or high alpine. In the south, the high steppes crash into mountain terrain, verdant green in the spring, hues of reddish brown in the summer. Shirak is served by Shirak International Airport. Shirak Airport is an International airport serving Gyumri and the province of Shirak.
History
The ancient history of Shirak is similar to its cousin the Ararat Valley, steeped in legend to some, but found by archaeologists to have been inhabited 250,000 years ago, with settlements popping up along the Akhurian Valley beginning around 9000 BC. Agriculturally based, the region has few of the metallurgical centers found South, but still had sophisticated settlements. [1]
Shirak borders the following marzer:
- Lori - east
- Aragatsotn - south
External links
References
- ^ Shirak Marz: page 3 of 35 - TourArmenia
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