Spitak

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Spitak is a town in northern Armenia known for being heavily affected by the 1988 Armenian earthquake and later rebuilt with international assistance.

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Label Occurrences
Spitak canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
country Armenia
countryCode AM
governedBy community council
mayor
hasClimate continental climate
hasDisasterType earthquake damage
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
light industry
services
hasEducationalInstitutionType public schools
hasHealthcareInstitutionType medical center
hasInternationalPartners foreign governments
various international organizations
hasLanguage Armenian
hasMemorialFor victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake
hasRebuiltInfrastructure hospitals
public facilities
residential buildings
schools
hasReconstructionPeriod 1990s
early 2000s
late 1980s
hasReligiousBuildingType Armenian Apostolic Church
surface form: Armenian Apostolic church
hasRole urban community
hasUrbanPlanning post-earthquake master plan
historicalRegion Lori
isAdministrativeCenterOf Spitak Municipality
isMunicipalityOf Spitak Municipality
knownFor 1988 Armenian earthquake
locatedIn Lori Province
Northern Armenia
locatedNear Gyumri
Vanadzor
locatedOn Pambak River valley
locatedOnTransportRoute Yerevan–Tbilisi highway corridor
surface form: Yerevan–Tbilisi highway

railway line between Yerevan and Tbilisi
majorityEthnicGroup Armenians
partOf Lori Marz NERFINISHED
Armenia
surface form: Republic of Armenia
receivedAidFrom Soviet republics
foreign countries
reconstructedAfter 1988 Spitak earthquake
surface form: 1988 Armenian earthquake
reconstructedWith international assistance
sufferedCasualtiesIn 1988 Spitak earthquake
surface form: 1988 Armenian earthquake
timeZone UTC+4
urbanStatus town status in Armenia
wasHeavilyDamagedBy 1988 Spitak earthquake
surface form: 1988 Armenian earthquake

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