Margara
40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E / 40.03361; 44.17389
Margara Մարգարա | |
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Margara | |
Coordinates: 40°02′01″N 44°10′26″E / 40.03361°N 44.17389°E / 40.03361; 44.17389 | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Armavir |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,477 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Margara (Armenian: Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan, though Turkey closed the border with Armenia in 1993.[1] The town is located on the other side of Alican. Margara has a road bridge across the Arax River to Turkey. The Border Guard Service of Russia patrols the closed border between Armenia and Turkey.
History
In 2023, the border crossing briefly reopened to allow the passage of humanitarian aid following the Turkey–Syria earthquake for the first time since 1988.[2]
See also
- Armavir Province
References
External links
- Video about the Armenia-Turkey border at Margara by ArmeniaLiberty (RFE/RL)
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Margara at GEOnet Names Server
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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