Meghri Municipality, referred to as Meghri Community ( ''Meghri Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of
Syunik Province
Syunik (, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and larg ...
of
Armenia
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, at the south of the country bordering
Iran
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. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of
Meghri.
Included settlements
Politics
Meghri Municipal Assembly (, ''Meghri hamaynqapetaran'') is the representative body in Meghri Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in October 2021. Bagrat Zakaryan of
Hanrapetutyun Party was elected mayor until May 2024 followed by Khachatur Andreasyan of
Liberal Party
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.
''Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.''
See also
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Syunik Province
Syunik (, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and larg ...
References
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Communities in Syunik Province
2016 establishments in Armenia