Haghartsin, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E / 40.77806; 44.96250

Haghartsin Հաղարծին
Haghartsin Village
Haghartsin Հաղարծին
Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E / 40.77806; 44.96250
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Tavush
Government
• Mayor	Sargis Poghosyan
Population (2008)
• Total	3,660
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին); is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1815 as Jarkhech by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed Kuybyshev after the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.^[1] In 1992, the village was renamed Haghartsin, after the Haghartsin Monastery which is located around 8 km northwest of the village.

References

↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website

Haghartsin, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Tavush Province

Capital: Ijevan

Towns	Ayrum Berd Dilijan Ijevan Noyemberyan

Villages	Achajur Acharkut Aghavnavank Aknaghbyur Artsvaberd Aygedzor Aygehovit Archis Aygepar Azatamut Baghanis Bagratashen Barekamavan Berdavan Berkaber Chinari Chinchin Choratan Debetavan Deghdzavan Ditavan Dovegh Gandzakar Getahovit Haghtanak Hovk Itsakar Jujevan Khachardzan Khashtarak Kirants Koghb Koti Lchkadzor Lusadzor Lusahovit Movses Navur Nerkin Karmiraghbyur Nerkin Tsaghkavan Norashen Paravakar Ptghavan Sarigyugh Sevkar Shamakhyan Tavush Varagavan Vazashen Verin Karmiraghbyur Verin Tsaghkavan Voskepar Voskevan Yenokavan Zorakan

Non-community villages	Geghatap Gosh Haghartsin Kayan Teghut

Former villages	Chermakavan

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