Haghartsin, Armenia

Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.

Haghartsin
Հաղարծին
A view of Haghartsin
Haghartsin
Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceTavush
Government
 • MayorSargis Poghosyan
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,791
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Haghartsin, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

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.

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

References
  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic 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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