Nor Armavir

40°05′12″N 43°59′24″E / 40.08667°N 43.99000°E / 40.08667; 43.99000

Place in Armavir Province, Armenia

Nor Armavir Նոր Արմավիր
Nor Armavir
Coordinates: 40°05′12″N 43°59′24″E / 40.08667°N 43.99000°E / 40.08667; 43.99000
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir Province
Founded	1923
Population (2008)
• Total	1,735
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Nor Armavir (Armenian: Նոր Արմավիր, meaning "New Armavir") is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1923 by Armenian refugees from Turkey, who named the village after the ancient city of Armavir, which has its ruins nearby. However, The village is known first and foremost for the Battle of Sardarabad during the Caucasus Campaign, as the battle occurred on the modern site of the town in 1918.

References

Nor Armavir at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.