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6 unusual facts about Sardarapat


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Dzhigitovka of Kurds and Tatars in front of the Fortress of Sardarapat in Armenia.

Sardarapat

Sardarapat Memorial, Armenian memorial complex dedicated to the Battle of Sardarapat above

Battle of Sardarabad (or Sardarapat), a battle of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarabad (modern-day Armavir), Armenia from May 21–29, 1918

Armavir, Armenia, Armenian city, until 1932 known as Sardarapat or Sardar-Apad

Sardarapat, Armenia

The Sardar's fortress was taken by the Russians under General Paskevich in 1828, despite stout defense by Sardar Hasan Khan.

In 1935, Sardarapat was renamed Hoktember, Armenian for October, in the honour of the October Revolution of 1917.



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