Haghartsin
Հաղարծին
A view of Haghartsin
A view of Haghartsin
Haghartsin is located in Armenia
Haghartsin
Haghartsin
Haghartsin is located in Tavush
Haghartsin
Haghartsin
Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E / 40.77806; 44.96250
CountryArmenia
ProvinceTavush
MunicipalityDilijan
Government
 • MayorSargis Poghosyan
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,791
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
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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

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.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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