Taperakan TaperakanCoordinates: 39°55′07″N 44°36′22″E / 39.91861°N 44.60611°E / 39.91861; 44.60611CountryArmeniaMarz (Province)AraratPopulation (2008) • Total3,706Coordinates: 39°55′07″N 44°36′22″E / 39.91861°N 44.60611°E / 39.91861; 44.60611 Taperakan (Armenian: Տափերական,also Romanized as Tap’erakan; formerly, Kirov) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was formerly named for Sergey Kirov, an early Bolshevik leader.