Margara
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Margara (Armenian:Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan. Margara has a road bridge across the Arax River to Turkey. The Border Guard Service of Russia patrols the border between Armenia and Turkey.