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Leninakan

British  
/ lɪninaˈkan /

noun

  1. the former name (1925–91) of Kumayri

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nairy, a builder from Leninakan, Armenia, said he had been trapped in Karabakh since December by the blockade.

From Reuters Sep. 24, 2023

Through the jet black night only the majestic contour of vast Alagoz, the volcanic mountain with its dome of eternal snow standing out like a beacon on the broad Leninakan Plain, could be perceived.

From Time Magazine Archive

The quake's epicenter was 25 miles northeast of Leninakan, the republic's second largest city.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shortly before our arrival, a Soviet transport plane carrying relief workers to Leninakan, some 60 miles north of Yerevan, crashed.

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More survivors had arrived from Leninakan, their clothing still caked with dried mud.

From Time Magazine Archive

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