Gyumriis the second largest city in Armenia and the
capital of the Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. It is
located around 126 km north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2009 official estimate,
the city had a population of 146,400, down from 150,917 reported at the 2001
official census.
The name of the city has been
changed several times
