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ARMAVIR . (1) The ruins of the old capital of Armenia, on the S.E. slope of theSee also: extinct See also: volcano See also: Ala-geuz, according to See also: legend, built by Armais, a See also: grandson of Haik, in 1980 B.C., and the capital of the Armenian See also: kings till the 2nd century A.D
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Now a small See also: village, Tapadibi, occupies its seat
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(2) A See also: district See also: town of See also: Russia, See also: northern See also: Caucasia, 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 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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