Madina, Armenia
40°04′49″N 45°15′04″E / 40.08028°N 45.25111°E
Madina
Մադինա | |
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![]() A view of Madina | |
Coordinates: 40°04′49″N 45°15′04″E / 40.08028°N 45.25111°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Martuni |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,111 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Madina, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server |
Madina (Armenian: Մադինա) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. To the west of Madina is Mount Armaghan, an extinct volcano that rises 450 meters higher than the surrounding plain with a small crater lake at its center.
History
According to the Russian statistical source Sbornik svedenij o Kavkaze, the village of Madina had as of 1873 a population of 208 people, all of them Azeris. By 1911, the population had risen to 443 people.
Gallery
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Chapel on Mount Armaghan
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On top of Mount Armaghan
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Cemetery on top of Mount Armaghan