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| | Armenian Tourist Attractions: Gyumri |
 | | The city of Gyumri (officially 120,641 voters., briefly Kumayri, before than Leninakan, before that Alexandropol) is conspicuous for the large cemeteries, some full of the victims of the 1988 earthquake. |
 | | Despite many well-intentioned efforts, the economy of the city remains a shambles ten years after the event, with thousands of people still living in "domiks", converted cargo containers, while newly rebuilt apartments stand empty. |
 | | Until the Soviet expansion of Armenia's new capital of Yerevan, it was Gyumri, or Alexandrapol as it was known as at the time that was the largest city of the republic. |
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