Back Armavir (ciudá antigua) AST Armavir (qədim şəhər) Azerbaijani Армавір (старажытны) Byelorussian Armavir (ciutat antiga) Catalan Armavir (ciudad antigua) Spanish آرماویر (شهر باستانی) Persian Armavir (cité antique) French Արմավիր (մայրաքաղաք) Armenian არმავირი Georgian آرماویر ښار Pashto/Pushto
Արմավիր | |
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| Location | 1 km west of the current village of Armavir, Armavir Province, Armenia |
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| Coordinates | 40°04′55″N 44°02′00″E / 40.08194°N 44.03333°E |
| History | |
| Builder | King Orontes III |
| Founded | 8th century BC rebuilt 331 BC |
| Abandoned | 1603 |
Armavir (Old Armenian: Արմաւիր; also called Armaouira in antiquity) 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.