Megri

Megri, which means “honey” in translation, is named because the locality is one of the most honey-bearing regions of Armenia ^[1] .

Located on the left bank of the Megri River (a tributary of the Araks ), at an altitude of 605 meters above sea level. 5 km from the city - the railway station on the inactive branch Yerevan - Nakhichevan - Horadiz .

• Average annual temperature - +13,4 C °
• Average annual wind speed - 2.5 m / s
• Average annual air humidity - 68%

Meghri's climate is subtropical dry, due to the low altitude (605 meters) the climate is much warmer than in the rest of Armenia. Winters are mild and snowless, summers are hot and dry. Megri is the warmest city in Armenia. The length of the frost-free period is 253 days; the amount of precipitation is 241 mm.

Modern Meghri is located in the Arevik region of the Syunik region of historical Armenia ^[2] . Dry fruits, almonds, nuts, and beans were delivered from Meghri to Holy Echmiadzin as a church tax ^[3] .

During the Russian-Persian war of 1804-1813, active hostilities were conducted in the Meghri region. In early May 1810, the shah Abbas-Mirza pulled the troops (30 thousand people) to Nakhichevan in order to invade Karabakh and seize Georgia . Having crossed Araz , on May 15, 1810, the Persians occupied Meghri. The commander of the Karabakh detachment of Russian troops, Major General Peter Nebolsin, sent a detachment (battalion of the 17th Eger regiment, about 500 people) under the command of Colonel Peter Kotlyarevsky with the task of freeing Meghri, which, as a communications hub, was the key to Karabakh and Tebriz . The Meghri garrison consisted of 1,500 regular Persian infantry (Sarbaz) with artillery (7 batteries), located on the right, steep bank of the Meghri River. The approaches to the village were strongly fortified with abutments defended by two hundred sarbaz. Divided into three columns, the Russian detachment secretly approached Megri along the valley of the Araks River and in the morning of June 17, suddenly attacked the central Persian fortification, broke into the village and, after a stubborn battle, captured it. The Persians lost more than 300 people, the losses of the Russian detachment amounted to 35 people. Subsequent attempts of the Persian troops to return Megri were unsuccessful ^[4] .

From August 31, 1921 to 1930, Meghri was the administrative center of Meghri County that existed during this period ^{[5] [6] of the} Armenian SSR.

On the border of Armenia with Iran , on the Araks River together with Iranian companies in 2015 it is planned to complete the construction of the Meghri hydroelectric station with a capacity of 130 MW. In accordance with the agreement, the electricity generated at the hydroelectric power station will be supplied to Iran for 15 years, after which the station will be irrevocably transferred to the Armenian side. ^[7]

The gas distribution station of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline is located in Meghri.

The city has a developed food industry: bread and wineries. There is also a Cannery , and others.

The city has developed mining and construction materials production. At 3.5 kilometers west of Megri, there is an airfield, but it is not used now.

Within the city are: Meghri Fortress ( XVII century ), Surb Astvatsatsin Mets Taha Church ( XVII century ), Surb Sargis Pokr Taha Church ( XVII century ), as well as ethnographic houses ( XVIII - XX centuries ), near the city is Megru Vank Church ( XV - XVIII centuries. ). ^[eight]

• From the city comes the genus Haratyanov, who owned here until 1917 Trading House Taron and gave the world the famous Russian actor Dmitry Kharatyan ^[9] .
• Vitaly Ragimov ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} - Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler .

• List of cities of Armenia

• Shevov N. Battles of Russia.-M .: AST, 2004

• City of Meghri (border of Armenia with Iran): ignoring speculation - in the hope of "NEP"
• Profile on geonames (inaccessible link) (English)
• Profile on World Gazetteer (eng.) .