Hovk
Հովք
Hovk is located in Armenia
Hovk
Hovk
Hovk is located in Tavush
Hovk
Hovk
Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 45°01′21″E / 40.79111°N 45.02250°E / 40.79111; 45.02250
CountryArmenia
ProvinceTavush
MunicipalityDilijan
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total435
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Hovk (Armenian: Հովք) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village;[2] refugees from Getashen, the villages of Shamkhor as well as from Martunashen (present-day Qarabulaq) resettled in the village.[3]

Etymology

The village was originally known as Aghkikhlu. In 1978, it was renamed honor of Azeri poet and dramatist Samed Vurghun (1906-1956), a winner of the Lenin Prize.[4] After the independence of Armenia, on April 3, 1991, by the decision of the Supreme Council of Armenia, Samed Vurghun was renamed Hovk.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Աղավնավանք (Սալահ), Հովք (Հախկխլու, Վուրղուն), Խաչարձան (Փոլադ) գյուղերը". ANI Armenian Research Center. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Տավուշի մարզի Հովք գյուղի բնակիչներին խոշորացումը ոչինչ չի տվել". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "ԻՐՏԵԿ - Իրավական տեղեկատվական կենտրոն". irtek.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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