What is "armavir"

Armavir may refer to:

• Armavir (ancient city), an ancient city and one of the historical capitals of Armenia
• Armavir Province, a province (administrative division) in Armenia of which the town of Armavir is the capital
• Armavir, Armenia, a modern town in Armenia named after the nearby ancient city of Armavir
• Armavir (village), a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia near ancient Armavir
• FC Armavir (Armenia) (1965-2003), a defunct association football club from Armavir, Armenia
• FC Armavir, an association football club from Armavir, Russia, previously known as FC Torpedo Armavir
• Armavir, Russia, a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia named after ancient Armavir of Armenia
• Armavir Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which the City of Armavir in Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as
• Armavir Radar Station, near Armavir, Russia
• Armavir, name of the Soviet cargo ship SS Kolno in 1946–1947

Armavir is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Cuneiform inscriptions of Urartian King Sarduri II were found at Armavir.

The village was founded in 1613, 1 km east of the site of ancient Armavir. After the Ottoman occupation, Armavir was renamed Ghurdughuli by the Turks in 1635. After the Soviet occupation of Armenia, the name of the village was renamed back Armavir in 1935.

Armavir , was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of the Orontid Dynasty. It is located 1 km west of the 17th century village of Armavir.