Artamet
Encyclopedia
Artamet is a town in the Armavir Province
of Armenia
; it is located 80 km from Yerevan
and 12 km from the border with Turkey
. Artamet was founded in 1982. In 1991, 650 families from Nagorno Karabakh were settled in Artamet; all but 2 of those families have since left.
Armavir (province)
Armavir is a province of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
; it is located 80 km from Yerevan
Yerevan
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...
and 12 km from the border with Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Artamet was founded in 1982. In 1991, 650 families from Nagorno Karabakh were settled in Artamet; all but 2 of those families have since left.