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Place in Tavush, Armenia
Haghartsin Հաղարծին
A view of HaghartsinA view of Haghartsin
Haghartsin is located in ArmeniaHaghartsinHaghartsinShow map of ArmeniaHaghartsin is located in TavushHaghartsinHaghartsinShow map of Tavush
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
 • Total3,791
Time zoneUTC+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

It was founded in 1815 as Jarkhech by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed Kuybyshev after the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev. In 1992, the village was renamed Haghartsin, after the nearby Haghartsin Monastery.

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  • Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery
  • Haghartsin Haghartsin
  • Haghartsin Monastery Haghartsin Monastery
  • Nature around Haghartsin Nature around Haghartsin
  • Nature around Haghartsin Nature around Haghartsin
  • WWII monument WWII monument
  • Khachkars Khachkars

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

External links

Tavush Province
Capital: Ijevan
Urban settlements
Berd Municipality
Dilijan Municipality
Ijevan Municipality
Noyemberyan Municipality
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