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Agarak ((アルメニア語:Ագարակ)), is a town in the Syunik Province of Armenia, founded in 1949. It is considered the southern end of Armenia as it is located on the left bank of river Araks River on the border with Iran, 9 km southwest of Meghri. The town is at a distance of 410 km south of the capital Yerevan and 94 km south of the provincial centre Kapan. It was a railway station on the demolished and non-functioning branch Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Horadiz. The 2011 census its population was 4,429 in 2011, down from 4,801 reported at the 2001 census. ==History== Modern-day Agarak is locate in the ''Arevik'' canton of the historic province of Syunik of Greater Armenia. The area was mentioned in the 12-13th centuries by historian Stepanos Orbelian as a rural settlement. However, the region was historically known for its copper and lead mines. The current name of the town is derived from the nearby village of Agarak, literally meaning ''farm'' or ''ranch'' in Armenian. Agarak was founded in 1949 as a labour settlement to accommodate the workers at the nearby copper-molybdenum combine. In 1954, it gained the status of an urban-type settlement. During the first days of its foundation, the town was mainly home to 2-storied residential buildings. Later, with the expansion of the copper-molybdenum combine by the end of the 1970s, 3, 4 and 5-storied buildings were also constructed in the town. The workers along with their families were brought to Agarak from the nearby villages, turning the town into an important industrial centre at the southern region of the Armenian SSR. In 1972, the population of the town was around 3,800, growing up to 4,073 by the end of 1979. The church of Surp Amenaprkich (the Holy Saviour) dating back to the 17th century, is located in the nearby village of Kuris, north of Agarak. Currently, the town is home to 2 kindergartens, 1 secondary school, 1 art school, a cultural palace, 2 libraries and a football stadium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agarak, Syunik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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