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24-616: Talin may refer to: Places [ edit ] Talin, Armenia , a city Tálín , a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Tallinn , capital of Estonia Talin, Iran , a village in West Azerbaijan Province Talin, Syria , a village in Tartus Governorate Other [ edit ] Talin (protein) , the protein that connects integrin to

48-502: A high school. Many pre-school kindergartens are also operating in the town. The Aragatsotn Regional State college is a state-owned intermediate technical college based in Talin. Like the rest of the regions in Armenia, Football is the most popular sport in Talin. A sports school run by the municipality is currently operating in the town with a football training field located at the northwest of

72-826: Is a town in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia . As of the 2011 census, Talin had a population of 5,310. According to the 2016 official estimate, Talin currently has a population of around 3,800. The community is notable for the 7th-century Cathedral of Talin . As of the 2011 census, Talin had a population of 3,904. Throughout its history, Talin ( Թալին ), was known in several different pronunciations including Talina ( Թալինա ), Talin Mets ( Թալին Մեծ ), Talin Verin ( Թալին Վերին ), Talno votn ( Թալնո ոտն ), and Hayi Talin ( Հայի Թալին ). Talina

96-491: Is also located on the territory of historical Ayrarat). The name Ayrarat is clearly connected with Uruatri/Urartu and the biblical Ararat , and perhaps also with the Alarodians mentioned by Herodotus . It is not used by any of the classical Greek and Roman authors who write about Armenia, which suggests that it was a purely local name used to refer to the central lands of Armenia. Robert H. Hewsen does not rule out

120-527: Is also operating since the Soviet days. The town has many small enterprises for dairy and bakery products. As of November 2017, Talin is home to the largest solar power plant in Armenia. The 1 MW "Talin-1" solar power plant was officially opened on November 7, 2017, as a private project initiated by local investors and financed by the KfW German development bank. As of 2017, Talin is home to 2 primary schools and

144-540: Is most probably the Hellenized version of Talin , used by Ptolemy during the 2nd century. Talin is a very common feminine name in the Armenian diaspora . Talin is one of the oldest settlements in modern-day Armenia, with ancient foundations dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE(or roughly four thousand years ago). The first reference to the town of Talin was made by Ptolemy during the 2nd century CE. Ptolemy referred to

168-569: The 1st half of the 19th century, following the Russo-Persian War in 1826–28 , and as a result of the Treaty of Turkmenchay , major territories of Eastern Armenia -including Talin- became part of the Russian Empire in 1829. Many Armenian families from Western Armenia , particularly from Kars , Daruynk and Alashkert , migrated to Talin in 1829-30. At the beginning of the 20th century, during

192-730: The Arab Muslims. However, the town has been revived with the establishment of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia by the end of the 9th century CE. The religious complex of the Cathedral of Talin was founded during the late 7th century CE, by prince Nerseh Kamsarakan . During the same period, the Dashtadem Fortress was also built by the Kamsarakan princes at the south of the town. In 1162 CE, Talin has been severely attacked and destroyed by

216-532: The Ararat plain and its adjacent districts. The author of the seventh-century geography Ashkharhatsʻoytsʻ used the term Ayrarat to refer to a much larger territory. The name Ayrarat gradually fell out of use after the fall of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia and the conquest of Armenia by the Seljuks in the eleventh century. The seventh-century Ashkharhatsʻoytsʻ attributed to Anania Shirakatsi depicts Ayrarat as

240-767: The Armenian tradition, Ayrarat and the Ararat plain are associated with the legendary Armenian king Ara the Handsome . The province is also referred to in Armenian sources as the Mijnashkharh Hayotsʻ ("central province of Armenia") or as the Glukh erkrin Hayotsʻ ("head province of Armenia"). During the Arsacid period, Ayrarat referred to, in its narrowest sense, the royal domain consisting of

264-460: The Arteni Volcano which is located around 6 km west of Talin. The capital Yerevan is at a road distance of 68 km southeast of Talin. The town is surrounded with dry steppes. Talin has a humid continental climate , characterized with hot/warm summers and extremely cold and snowy winters. The average annual precipitation is 397 mm. Being one of the oldest centres of civilization in

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288-468: The M-9 Motorway passes across Talin from the south to the north, separating the town into two parts. Regular mini bus trips facilitate the transportation between Talin and Yerevan , Gyumri , Ashtarak and the surrounding villages. The citizens of Talin are mainly involved in agriculture. Cattle-breeding is common in the rural areas around Talin. Beekeeping farms are also found at higher woodlands. On

312-675: The Ottomans, that led to the massacre of the population of the town by the Ottoman forces. In 1639, based on the Treaty of Zuhab signed between the Ottomans and Persians, Talin became part of the Erivan Khanate under the rule of Safavid Persia . However, under the Persian rule, the town has gradually lost its significance during the 17th and 18th centuries, eventually turning into a tiny village. During

336-460: The centre of Talin raion , many cultural institutions were opened in the town. Nowadays, Talin has its house of culture, the public library, a school of music, and a geological museum. The town has its local "Talin Ashkharh" weekly newspaper. Talin is an important intersection in Armenia between north and south. The M-1 Motorway passes through Talin from the southeast to the northwest. Additionally,

360-412: The cytoskeleton Thaumatin , a flavoring Facundo Talín (born 1985), Argentine footballer See also [ edit ] Talen (disambiguation) Talon (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Talin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

384-409: The history of Armenia, the area of Talin is rich with historical monuments. The 7th-century Cathedral of Talin built by the Kamsarakan princes, is a typical example of Armenian church architecture of the early Christian period of the Armenian nation . Another historical monument in Talin is the 13th-century caravanserai located at the southern vicinity of the town. During the Soviet period, being

408-452: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talin&oldid=1130703029 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talin, Armenia Talin ( Armenian : Թալին )

432-599: The invading Seljuks. Most of the town's population was either massacred or fell captive to the Seljuk army. Dashtadem Fortress of Talin played a vital role as a strategic point at the north of Yerevan , during the wars between the Ottomans and Persians. In 1514, Talin was occupied by Selim II after the decisive Ottoman victory over the Safavid Persians in the Battle of Chaldiran . The Armenians of Talin started an uprising against

456-404: The other hand, gemstones production is quite developed in Talin. Currently, the "DiamoTech" Factory for gemstones and jewelry is operating in the town since 2004. Additionally, Talin is home to the "Bonilat" factory for dairy products founded in 2005, on the basis of the former Talin cheese factory. The town is also home to the "Avetsiyan Aghek" plant for soft drinks. An asphalt and bitumen plant

480-476: The possibility that Armenians applied the name to the great plain surrounding Mount Masis after converting to Christianity in the early fourth century and identifying the biblical Ararat with Masis. If this is the case, then Ayrarat may be identical with the Araxēnon Pedion (" Araxes plain") mentioned by Strabo . The ultimate etymology of the names Urartu, Ayrarat, and Ararat is not known for certain. In

504-477: The settlement as Talina ; the Hellenized version of the Armenian name of Talin . Between the 7th and 10th centuries CE, Talin has been constantly mentioned by many historians, either as a big village or a town under the rule of Kamsarakan Armenian noble family, within the Aragatsotn canton of Ayrarat ; the 15th province of Greater Armenia . In 774 CE, Talin has been seized and its population has been ruled by

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528-414: The town centre. Ayrarat Ayrarat ( Armenian : Այրարատ ) was the central province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia , located in the plain of the upper Aras River . Most of the historical capitals of Armenia were located in this province, including Armavir , Yervandashat , Artashat , Vagharshapat , Dvin , Bagaran , Shirakavan , Kars and Ani (the current capital of Armenia , Yerevan ,

552-461: The years of the Armenian genocide , many Armenian refuge families arrived in Talin from the Western Armenian cities of Van , Mush , Alashkert and Karin between 1914-1918. In May 1918, Talin was included within the newly founded Republic of Armenia that lasted until December 1920. Under the Soviet rule, Talin became the administrative centre of talin raion formed in 1930. In 1964, Talin

576-454: Was given the status of an urban-type settlement . In 1995, the government of independent Armenia reaffirmed the status of Talin as an urban settlement within the Aragatsotn Province . In 2019 Talin won Armenian title of the "Clean community of the year". Talin is situated at the western foot of Mount Aragats within the Shirak Plain , at a height of 1,585 meters above sea level , near

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