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Gyumri

Gyumri (briefly Kumayri, before that Leninakan, before that Alexandropol) is the capital of the Shirak province of Armenia, and a fortress of great strength.

The city was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks. This city suffered major damage in the 1988 earthquake.


External links

http://www.shirak.am

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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