The battle is seen as a crucial historical event not only in stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.

According to Movses Khorenatsi, ancient Armavir was built by Aramayis; the grandson of Hayk, who moved from Taron to the Ararat plain.

It is bordered by the Turkish provinces of Kars from the west and Iğdır from the south, with a length of 130.5 km borderline, where Aras River separates Armenia from Turkey.

Armavir Province is characterized with dry continental climate, with hot summers and mildly cold winters.

One of the oldest written records about the region was found in the inscriptions left by the Urartian king Rusa II (685–645 BC).

Its strategic importance had significantly grown with the establishment of the Kingdom of Armenia in 331 BC by the Orontid dynasty.

It was replaced by the nearby city of Yervandashat which remained the capital of the kingdom until 176 BC, under the reign of the Artaxiad dynasty.

After the fall of the Armenian Kingdom in 428, the region became part of the Sasanian Empire of Persia until the Arab conquest of Armenia in the mid-7th century.

Between the 11th and 15th centuries, the region suffered from the Seljuk, Mongol, Ag Qoyunlu and Kara Koyunlu invasions, respectively.

However, the town of Vagharshapat restored its importance in 1441 when the seat of the Armenian Catholicosate was transferred from the Cilician city of Sis back to Etchmiadzin.

At the beginning of the 16th century, the territory of modern-day Armavir became part of the Erivan Beglarbegi within the Safavid Persia except brief Ottoman rules during Ottoman-Persian Wars between 1514 and 1736.

It remained under the Persian rule until 1827–1828, when Eastern Armenia was ceded by the Russian Empire as a result of the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 and the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay.

On May 21, the detachment of Zihni Bey defeated an Armenian unit composed of 600 infantry and 250 cavalry, and then took over Sardarabad.

As a result of the decisive Armenian victories over the Turks on the 3 fronts of Sardarabad, Abaran, and Gharakilisa, the Armavir region became part of the independent Armenia by the end of May 1918.

Many museums and libraries are housed in the complex of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, including: The village of Musaler is home to the annual celebration of the Musa Dagh resistance, when thousands of Armenians from all over the world arrive in the village each year during the month of September, to celebrate the event around the Musa Dagh memorial.

The famous Sardarapat Memorial complex, including the Armenia Ethnography Museum is located in the village of Araks, around 10 km southwest of the provincial centre Armavir.

The town of Armavir was founded as a railway station connecting Yerevan with Gyumri and northern Armenia.

This shock and the long conversation that followed determined Karakert as the location for Children of Armenia Fund to begin their work; starting by addressing the lack of water, heating, toilets and other infrastructure improvements necessary for communities and schools.

COAF started to work in a cluster approach, grouping nearby villages for infrastructure improvements and programs.

In 2006, COAF grew to 18 villages in Armavir, implementing the organization's style of community engaged programs, growing to include healthy lifestyle curriculum in schools, after school clubs, psychological support, youth empowerment, as well as professional trainings and supervision by COAF experts.

Although it is the spiritual and religious centre of the Armenian nation worldwide, the tourism services in the province are not developed enough.

It is home to the Armenian cochineal, an insect that formerly used to produce an eponymous crimson carmine dyestuff known in Armenia as vordan karmir.

The red dye of the insect was largely used in Armenian miniatures as well as other types of artworks throughout the history of ancient and medieval Armenia.

[34] Martial arts including judo, muay thai, sambo and taekwondo are also popular in the province.