Bagaran
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Bagaran is a town and former fortress in the Armavir Province
of Armenia
, located 5 kilometers west of the right bank of the Akhurian River
, and formerly a capital of Armenia.
Bagaran was founded at the end of the 3rd century BCE by the Armenian King Orontes II
(212 BCE - 200 BCE).
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...
, located 5 kilometers west of the right bank of the Akhurian River
Akhurian River
The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan is a river in the South Caucasus. It originates in Armenia and flows from Lake Tseli south, along the border with Turkey, forming part of the geographic border between the two states, until it flows into the Aras River as a left tributary near Bagaran...
, and formerly a capital of Armenia.
Bagaran was founded at the end of the 3rd century BCE by the Armenian King Orontes II
Orontes II
Orontes II was the son of Orontes I.After Codomannus ascended the throne of Persia as Darius III in 336 BC Orontes was given the Satrapy of Armenia to rule....
(212 BCE - 200 BCE).