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40°51′55″N 44°01′50″E / 40.86528°N 44.03056°E / 40.86528; 44.03056

Place in Lori, Armenia
Lusaghbyur ԼուսաղբյուրAghbulagh
Lusaghbyur is located in ArmeniaLusaghbyurLusaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°51′55″N 44°01′50″E / 40.86528°N 44.03056°E / 40.86528; 44.03056
CountryArmenia
ProvinceLori
MunicipalitySpitak
Elevation1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population
 • Total998
Time zoneUTC+4

Lusaghbyur (Armenian: Լուսաղբյուր) is a town in the Spitak Municipality within the Lori Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Aghbulagh (Աղբուլաղ).

History

During the Turkish–Armenian War in late 1920, The Turkish army massacred 1,186 inhabitants of the village.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:

Year Population Note
1831 152 100% Armenian
1873 768
1886 967
1897 1,210 1,172 Armenians, 14 Orthodox, 24 others; 645 men
1904 1,317
1914 1,637 Mainly Armenian
1916 1,618
1919 2,077 Mainly Armenian
1922 589 100% Armenian
1926 915 100% Armenian; 467 men
1931 1,217 100% Armenian
1939 1,350
1959 1,210
1979 1,056
2001 998
2004 1,110

References

  1. ^ Galoyan, G.; Lazakhetsy, V. (2000). Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունը 1918-1920 թթ [The Republic of Armenia, 1918–1920] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Publishing House "Science". pp. 379–380. ISBN 5-8080-0436-5.
  2. ^ Korkotyan, Zaven (1932). Խորհրդային Հայաստանի բնակչությունը վերջին հարյուրամյակում (1831-1931) [The population of Soviet Armenia in the last century (1831–1931)] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Pethrat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022.
  3. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
Lori Province
Capital: Vanadzor
Urban settlements
Akhtala Municipality
Alaverdi Municipality
Fioletovo Municipality
Gyulagarak Municipality
Lermontovo Municipality
Lori Berd Municipality
Metsavan Municipality
Odzun Municipality
Pambak Municipality
Sarchapet Municipality
Shnogh Municipality
Spitak Municipality
Stepanavan Municipality
Tashir Municipality
Tumanyan Municipality
Vanadzor Municipality
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