Haghartsin
Հաղարծին | |
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![]() A view of Haghartsin | |
Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Dilijan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sargis Poghosyan |
Population | |
• Total | 3,791 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Haghartsin, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server |
Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.
Toponymy
[edit]It was founded in 1815 as Jarkhech by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed Kuybyshev after the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.[2] In 1992, the village was renamed Haghartsin, after the nearby Haghartsin Monastery.
Gallery
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Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery
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Haghartsin
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Haghartsin Monastery
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Nature around Haghartsin
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Nature around Haghartsin
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WWII monument
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Khachkars
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine