What is Armavir, Armenia?
{{Infobox settlement |image_shield = |official_name = Armavir |native_name = {{lang|hy|Արմավիր}} |image_skyline = Armavir central square.jpg |image_caption = The cultural palace (left) and town hall (right) at the Armavir central square |imagesize = 300px |image_seal = |pushpin_map = Armenia |mapsize = 150px |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{ARM}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of Armenia|Marz]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Armavir Province|Armavir]] |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1931 |established_title2 = City status |established_date2 = 1947 |area_total_km2 = 8.51 |area_footnotes = |population_as_of = 2011 census |population_total = 29,319 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = [[Armenia Time|AMT]] |utc_offset = +4 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|40|09|00|N|44|02|24|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 870 |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 0901-0918 |area_code = (+374) 237 |website = [http://armavircity.am/ Official website] |footnotes = Sources: Population<ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99486683.pdf 2011 Armenia census, Armavir Province]</ref> }} '''Armavir''' ({{lang-hy|Արմավիր}}) is a city in western [[Armenia]]. In 2008 there were 26,387 people. It is the capital of the [[Armavir Province]]. People have lived in Armavir since the 5th-6th millennium B.C. Armavir was an old capital of Armenia. It is a very ancient city and is said to have been founded by King Aramais in [[1980 BC]]. King [[Argishti I]] of [[Urartu]] built a fortress in the area. He named it [[Argishtikhinili]].<ref>{{in lang|hy}} {{cite book | last = Hakobyan | first = Tadevos Kh. | title = Հայաստանի