Cities and towns in Armenia e Twinning Cities

Cities and towns in Armenia • In Armenia, a city/town is not defined by

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's

Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Shirak

Vanadzor is the third-largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Lori Province

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Cities and towns in Armenia e. Twinning

Cities and towns in Armenia • In Armenia, a city/town is not defined by the size of its population. However, the cities of Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor, having populations of more than 100, 000, were considered as "major cities of republican subordination" during the Soviet period. The rest of the towns are of a population of less than 100, 000.

Yerevan (coat of arms)

Gyumri (coat of arms)

Vanadzor (coat of arms)

Vagharshapat (coat of arms)

Kapan (coat of arms)

Jermuk (coat of arms)

Yerevan (flag)

Gyumri (flag)

Vagharshapat (flag)

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in the history of Armenia, and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain.

Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. It is around 126 km north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 official estimate, the city had a population of 146, 100, down from 150, 917 reported at the 2001 official census. Its name has been changed several times. It was first known as Kumayri and later Gyumri, then. Alexandropol between 1924 and 1990, then again as Gyumri.

Vanadzor is the third-largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located around 128 kilometres (80 miles) north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 official estimate, the city had a population of 105, 000, down from 148, 876 reported at the 1979 official census. The city was known as Gharakilisa during the Russian rule. After the Sovietization of Armenia, the city was renamed Kirovakan in 1935, after the Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirv. After the independence of Armenia, Kirovakan was renamed Vanadzor in 1992. The city is in a picturesque setting, with an attractive planned town centre. Mostly crumbling Soviet-era chemical factories dominate much of the valley below the city.

Vagharshapat

Hrazdan

Abovyan

Kapan

Armavir

Gavar

Artashat

Charentsavan

Goris

Masis

Sevan

Ararat