Urban type settlement is a historical type of settlement that existed in the Armenian SSR and Armenia from 1938 to the 1990s. Currently (2012) there are no urban-type settlements in Armenia. In the 1990s, they were all transformed either into cities or into rural settlements.
List of towns of the Armenian SSR and Armenia
| Russian title | Armenian title | Status with | Status to | Current status | Former names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agarak | Ագարակ | 1954 | 1990s | city | |
| Azatamut | Ազատամուտ | 1983 | 1990s | village | |
| Azizbekov | Ազիզբեկով | 1956 | 1994 | city vike | until 1959 - Soilan |
| Airum | Այրում | 1960 | 1990s | city | |
| Alaverdi | Ալավերդի | 1938 | city | ||
| Anipemza | Անիպեմզա | 1938 | 1990s | village | |
| Aparan | Ապարան | 1963 | 1990s | city | |
| Ararat | Արարատ | 1938 | 1962 | city | village of Davalinsky cement plant |
| Aragats | Արագած | 1974 | 1990s | Aragatsavan village | before 1950 - Alageoz |
| Arzni | Արզնի | 1953 | 1990s | village | |
| Artashat | Արտաշատ | 1938 | 1962 | city | until 1945 - Camarlo |
| Akhtala | Ախթալա | 1939 | 1990s | city | |
| Bird | Բերդ | 1963 | 1990s | city | |
| Byureghavan | Բյուրեղավան | 1974 | 1990s | city | |
| Vagharshapat | Վաղարշապատ | 1938 | city | ||
| Vardenis | Վարդենիս | 1969 | 1995 | city | until 1969 - Basargechar |
| Lead | Վեդի | 1963 | 1995 | city | |
| Gagarin | Գագարին | 1961 | 1990s | village | |
| Goris | Գորիս | 1938 | city | ||
| Dastakert | Դաստակերտ | 1951 | 1995 | city | |
| Jermuk | Ջերմուկ | 1961 | city | ||
| Dzoraget | Ձորագետ | 1940 | 1990s | village | before 1978 - Colageran |
| Dilijan | Դիլիջան | 1938 | 1951 | city | |
| Yeghegnadzor | Եղեգնաձոր | 1960 | 1990s | city | |
| Ijevan | Իջևան | 1961 | city | ||
| named after Shaumyan | 1958 | part of the city of Yerevan | until 1953 - named after Beria | ||
| Kalinino | Կալինինո | 1961 | 1983 | Tashir city | |
| Kanaker | Քանաքեր | 1938 | 1950s | part of the city of Yerevan | |
| Kafan | Կապան | 1938 | Kapan city | ||
| Krasnoselsk | Կրասնոսելսկ | 1972 | 1990s | Chambarak city | |
| Lusavan | Լուսավան | 1961 | Charentsavan city | ||
| Lusakert | Լուսակերտ | 1953 | 1990s | Argel village | |
| Maralik | Մարալիկ | 1962 | 1990s | city | |
| Martuni | Մարտունի | 1963 | 1990s | city | |
| Masis | Մասիս | 1971 | 1990s | city | |
| Meghri | Մեղրի | 1958 | 1984 | city | |
| Metsamor | Մեծամոր | 1972 | 1990s | city | |
| Noyemberyan | Նոյեմբերյան | 1971 | 1990s | city | |
| Nor Achin | Նոր Հաճն | 1958 | 1990s | city | |
| Nor bayazet | Նոր Բայազետ | 1938 | Gavar city | ||
| Nor harbird | Նոր Խարբերդ | 1963 | 1990s | village | |
| Hoktemberyan | 1938 | 1947 | Armavir city | ||
| Pumice | Պեմզաշեն | 1958 | 1990s | village | |
| Sevan | Սևան | 1938 | 1961 | city | |
| Sisian | Սիսիան | 1958 | 1974 | city | |
| Council | Սովետաշեն | 1963 | 1990s | Yerevan region Nubarashen | |
| Spitak | Սպիտակ | 1960 | city | ||
| Stepanavan | Ստեփանավա | 1938 | city | ||
| Talin | Թալին | 1964 | 1990s | city | until the 1970s - Verin Talin |
| Tumanyan | Թումանյան | 1947 | 1996 | city | until 1951 - Dzagidzor |
| Tsaghkadzor | Ծաղկաձոր | 1958 | 1984 | city | |
| Shamlug | Շամլուղ | 1938 | 1996 | city |
See also
- Cities of Armenia