Gyumri

Gyumri , is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. It is around 126 km north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 121,976, down from 150,917 reported at the 2001 census. Its name has been changed several times. It was originally founded as Kumayri, later re-founded as Alexandropol (; ) between 1837 and 1924 during the Russian rule, then Leninakan (; ) between 1924-90, then as Gyumri.