Bagaran
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 40°08′58″N 43°41′34″E / 40.14944°N 43.69278°E
| Bagaran Բագարան |
|
|---|---|
 Bagaran
|
|
| Coordinates: 40°08′58″N 43°41′34″E / 40.14944°N 43.69278°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 652 |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST (UTC+5) |
Bagaran (Armenian: Բագարան; formerly Haji-Bayramli) 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).[1]
[edit] History
According to Orbeli, inscriptions found at the church of Bagaran were located at the exterior of the whole building starting at the northern face of the western apse and running across, northern, eastern and southern.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Hewsen, R. H.. "Bagaran". Encyclopedia Iranica Online. http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v3f4/v3f4a067.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Orbeli, Izbrannye trudy, 390.
- Bagaran at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 39; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
|
|||||
 |
This article about a location in Armavir Province, Armenia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  |
This Armenian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
