Agarak, Meghri
Agarak
Ագարակ | |
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| Coordinates: 38°51′54″N 46°11′47″E / 38.86500°N 46.19639°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Meghri |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,210 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Area code | (+374) 286 |
Agarak (Armenian: Ագարակ) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, founded in 1949. As of 2011, the population of Agarak was 4,429 and the population of Agarak as of 2022 was 3210.
The village is located on the left bank of river Araks River, 9 km southwest of Meghri on the Armenia–Iran border. The border crossing at Agarak is Armenia's sole border crossing with Iran, with the Iranian village of Nurduz located across the border. The village had a railway station on the demolished and non-functioning branch of the Yerevan-Nakhchivan-Horadiz railway.