Armavir (Russian: Армави́р; Adyghe: Ермэлхьабл, Ermălḥabl) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuban River.

As a result of the Caucasian War the remaining Abazins were forced to emigrate from North Caucasia to the Ottoman Empire.

[10] The city was the administrative center of the Labinsky Otdel of the Kuban Oblast.

During the Russian Civil War of 1918–1920, a number of brutal battles took place near the city.

[11] Armavir Radar Station is on the site of Baronovsky Airfield, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) southwest of the town.