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Shirakavan (ancient city)
For the modern village called Shirakavan, see Shirakavan, Armenia. For the modern village called Yerazgavors, see Yerazgavors, Armenia.

Shirakavan ; founded as Yerazgavors and later Yerazgavork, was a medieval Armenian city and one of the 13 historic capitals of Armenia, serving as a capital city between 890 and 929 during the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.

The city was located on the right bank of Akhurian River to the northeast of Ani, corresponding with the current village of Çetindurak of Akyaka district of Kars Province, within the Republic of Turkey.

Shirakavan

Shirakavan may refer to:

  • Shirakavan (ancient city), an ancient city and one of the historic capitals of Armenia now within the Republic of Turkey
  • Shirakavan, Armenia, a modern village in Armenia named after the nearby ancient city of Shirakavan