Aygek

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Aygek

|native_name = Այգեկ

|pushpin_map = Armenia

|mapsize = 150px

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Armenia

|subdivision_type1 = Marz (Province)

|subdivision_name1 = Armavir

|leader_title =

|leader_name =

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1946

|area_total_km2 = 4.26

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of = 2011

|population_total = 1,443{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/armenia/armavir/|title=Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2024-11-10}}

|population_density_km2 =

|timezone =  

|utc_offset = +4

|timezone_DST =  

|utc_offset_DST = +5

|coordinates = {{coord|40|11|19|N|44|23|00|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 870

|area_code =

|website =

}}

Aygek ({{langx|hy|Այգեկ}}) is a village and a rural community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is located 8 km west of the capital Yerevan and 36 km east of the provincial centre Armavir. It has an elevation of 870 metres above sea level.[https://archive.today/20130627162309/http://armavir.gov.am/about-communities/173/ Aygek] The majority of the village are Armenian migrants from Iran.

The village is only 16 km away from the Armenian-Turkish border line.

See also

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{GEOnet2|32FA886616773774E0440003BA962ED3}}
  • [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Armenia]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – World-Gazetteer.com
  • {{ArmenianCensus|130}}
  • {{RediscoveringArmenia|34}}

{{Armavir}}

Category:Populated places in Armavir Province

Category:Populated places established in 1946

Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union

Category:1946 establishments in the Soviet Union

{{ArmavirAM-geo-stub}}