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532:Catholicos
369:Basin size
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245:41°04′05″N
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508:Byzantine
506:When the
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768:See also
583:Ախուրեան
539:Gagik II
526:general
518:nobles (
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424:Akhuryan
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403:Akhuryan
180:Location
154:Armenian
147:Ախուրյան
40:Akhuryan
29:Akhuryan
18:Akhurian
619:Арпачай
591:Russian
587:Axurean
545:Bridges
485:History
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189:Armenia
185:Country
169:Turkish
162:Arpaçay
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361:Length
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288:Mouth
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