Karimarkhi is a village in the Echmiadzin uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Gurdugulu (Hoktemberyan) district, and currently in the Armavir province. The provincial centre is located 7 km to the south of the town of Serdarabad (Hoktemberyan, Armavir), at a height of 855 m above sea level.

The village was solely inhabited by Azerbaijanis: 311 in 1831, 1,215 in 1873, 1,357 in 1886, 1,474 in 1897, 1,700 in 1904, 1,802 in 1914 and 1,840 Azerbaijanis in 1919. In late 1919 the Azerbaijanis were exposed to aggression by Armenian armed forces and deported. The Armenians removed from abroad were settled in the village. The surviving Azerbaijani villagers managed to return to their historical and ethnic lands following the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia. Along with the Armenians, the village was inhabited by 239 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 303 in 1926, and 268 Azerbaijanis in 1931. In accordance with the Decision of the USSR Council of Ministers “On the resettlement of collective farmers and other Azerbaijani population from the Armenian SSR to the Kur-Araz lowland of the Azerbaijan SSR” dated 23 December 1947, the Azerbaijani population of the village was forcibly deported to Azerbaijan. At present, the village is inhabited by Armenians.

The toponym was coined by combining the word “arkh” and the personal name “Karim”.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 3 April 1991, the village was renamed “Arpunk”, and by decision dated 7 April 2006, this name was changed to “Alashkert”. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Armavir province.

Geographical coordinates: latitude: 40°06’ N., longitude: 44°03’ E.