Taperakan
| Taperakan Տափերական | |
|---|---|
  Taperakan | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′07″N 44°36′22″E / 39.91861°N 44.60611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,706 |
Coordinates: 39°55′07″N 44°36′22″E / 39.91861°N 44.60611°E Taperakan (Armenian: Տափերական,also Romanized as Tap’erakan; formerly, Kirov[1]) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town used to be named for Sergey Kirov, an early Bolshevik leader.
References
- ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 27, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- Taperakan at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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