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  • Shirakavan

  • Shirakavan

    Shirakavan was a medieval Armenian city and one of the 13 historic capitals of Armenia, serving as a capital city between 890 and 929 AD during the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. The city located in the current village of Çetindurak of Akyaka district of Kars Province, Turkey.
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    Shirakavan

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    Turkey

    Kars

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    7th Century AD

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