Shirak Plain, ( hy, Շիրակի դաշտ ''Shiraki dašt''), is a plain located in the Armenian Plateau, at the northwest of Armenia. It roughly occupies almost the entire area of Shirak Province,Shirak Province, general information
/ref> the southwestern parts of Lori Province, as well as the northern parts of Aragatsotn Province. Shirak plan stretches from the left bank of Akhurian River at the west, towards the Pambak Mountains at the east. The plain is dominated by the Shirak mountains from the north, while the volcanoes of Shara and Mount Aragats, Aragats form the southern and southeastern borders of the plain. Akhurian river separates the Shirak plain from the Kars Province, Kars volcanic plateau at the west, which is located at the right bank of the river in modern-day Turkey. The elevation of the plain ranges between 1400 and 1900 meters above sea level. Gyumri, Artik, Maralik and Talin, Armenia, Talin are the main urban settlements within the Shirak Plain.

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File:Շիրակի դաշտ, Մարմաշեն.jpg, Shirak plain at Marmashen File:Տափաստանային լանդշաֆտ.jpg, Steppes at the Shirak plateau around Anipemza File:«Փետրախոտային տափաստան».jpg, Steppes at the Shirak plateau northwest of Amasia, Shirak, Amasia File:Փետրախոտային տափաստան.jpg, Steppes at the Shirak plateau northwest of Amasia, Shirak, Amasia File:Իսահակյան գյուղ2.jpg, Shirak Plain near Isahakyan File:Buckwheat fields in Shirak Province, Armenia 7-15-16, 16 47 38.jpg, Buckwheat fields in Shirak File:Lake Azatan.jpg, Lake Azatan near the Azatan village, Shirak Plain

References

Landforms of Armenia {{Shirak-geo-stub