Armavir

Armavir

Armavir is a city of regional subordination, a municipal formation in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia. The p...

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Armavir is a city of regional subordination, a municipal formation in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia.

The population is 188,960 (2020).

In 1848, the city was named after the ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Armavir.

The distance to Stavropol is 110 km, to Krasnodar 200 km, to Tuapse 250 km.

The city is located on the left bank of the Kuban River, at its exit from the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus, at the confluence of the Urup tributary into it, 202 km southeast of Krasnodar. Important railway junction: Armavir-Rostovsky and Armavir-Tuapsinsky stations of the North Caucasus Railway. A new radar (more powerful than the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan) will be built soon, which will complement the military presence in the city.

Armavir is home to Russians, Armenians, Ukrainians, Circassians, Belarusians, Roma, Tatars, Georgians and people of other nationalities.

Large enterprises operate in the city: an experimental machine-building plant, an electromechanical plant, a foundry and mechanical plant, a railway machine-building plant and others; an oil and fat factory, and a meat plant, confectionery and tobacco factories function.

Today in the city there are Armavir Flight School (AVVAKUL), military unit 6761 (15 OSN VV "Vyatich"), several technical schools, a branch of Kuban State University and a branch of KubSTU, 50 public federations in various sports, 7 sports schools, music and art schools, libraries, clubs and cinemas.

In Armavir, trolleybus and bus communication within the city is developed.

Attractions: Armenian Apostolic Church "Surb-Astvatsatsin", Armavir Museum of Local Lore, sculpture dedicated to the Behemoth Cat (character of M. Bulgakov's novel "Master and Margarita"), near the city there are ancient mounds and settlements, monuments of military history.

The famous native of Armavir: the famous Soviet actress and singer Valentina Tolkunova.

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