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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 564 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ARMAVIR . (1) The ruins of the old See also:

capital of See also:Armenia, on the S.E. slope of the See also:extinct See also:volcano See also:Ala-geuz, according to See also:legend, built by Armais, a See also:grandson of See also:Haik, in 1980 B.C., and the capital of the Armenian See also:kings till the 2nd See also:century A.D. Now a small See also:village, Tapadibi, occupies its seat. (2) A See also:district See also:town of See also:Russia, See also:northern See also:Caucasia, See also:province of See also:Kuban, on Kuban See also:river, and on the See also:main See also:line of the Caucasian railway, 40 M. by See also:rail See also:west of See also:Stavropol, built in 1848 for the See also:settlement of Armenian mountaineers, and now a well-built, growing town with 8000 inhabitants, the merchants of which carry on a lively See also:trade.

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