Madina, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°04′49″N 45°15′04″E / 40.08028°N 45.25111°E / 40.08028; 45.25111

Madina
Մադինա

Madina
Madina
Մադինա
Coordinates: 40°04′49″N 45°15′04″E / 40.08028°N 45.25111°E / 40.08028; 45.25111
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Gegharkunik
Founded 1922
Population (2008)
  Total 1,112
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Madina (Armenian: Մադինա), is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, founded in 1922. Just west of town is Mount Armaghan, an extinct volcano that rises 450 meters higher than the surrounding plain with a small crater lake at its center.[1]

References

  1. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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