Kumayri (k
`mīrē) or Gyumri (gy
m`rē), formerly Leninakan (lənyēn'äkän`), city (1989 pop. 122,587), in Armenia, near the Turkish border. It has varied light manufactures. The old craft of rug making is practiced. Kumayri is the most important Armenian industrial center after Yerevan Yerevan (yĕrĕvän`), Rus. Erivan, city (1989 pop. 1,201,539), capital of Armenia, on the Razdan River.
..... Click the link for more information. . It was founded (1837) as Aleksandropol on the site of the Turkish fortress of Gumri. It was called Leninakan from 1924 to 1990. The city was leveled in a Dec., 1988, earthquake.
Kumayri
`mīrē) or Gyumri (gym`rē), formerly Leninakan (lənyēn'äkän`), city (1989 pop. 122,587), in Armenia, near the Turkish border. It has varied light manufactures. The old craft of rug making is practiced. Kumayri is the most important Armenian industrial center after Yerevan Yerevan (yĕrĕvän`), Rus. Erivan, city (1989 pop. 1,201,539), capital of Armenia, on the Razdan River...... Click the link for more information. . It was founded (1837) as Aleksandropol on the site of the Turkish fortress of Gumri. It was called Leninakan from 1924 to 1990. The city was leveled in a Dec., 1988, earthquake.
Kumayri
a city in NW Armenia: textile centre. Pop.: 144 000 (2005 est.)
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