Spitak

Spitak

:"For the nearby village, see Spitak (village)."Infobox Settlement
official_name =Spitak Սպիտակ
native_name =
pushpin_

mapsize =150px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Marz (Province)
subdivision_name1 =Lori
leader_title =
leader_name =
established_title =
established_date =
area_total_km2 =
area_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2008
population_total =18237
population_density_km2 =
timezone =
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=40 |latm=50 |lats=14 |latNS=N
longd=44|longm=16 |longs=03 |longEW=E
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Spitak ( _hy. Սպիտակ; formerly, Amamth and Amamlu) is a city in northern Armenia located in the Lori region with a population of 18,237. It was mostly destroyed by the devastating Spitak Earthquake in 1988, and was subsequently rebuilt in a slightly different location.

Sister Cities

* Thousand Oaks, California, United States

References

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*ArmenianCensus|162
* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com


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