Isahakyan
Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E / 40.61667°N 43.72528°E
| Isahakyan Իսահակյան | |
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  Isahakyan | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E / 40.61667°N 43.72528°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 824 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
Isahakyan (Armenian: Իսահակյան), known as Kharum until the 1820s, and later as Ghazarabad until 1945, is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was formerly named after Ghazar Agha who organized the defense of the town against the Persians in 1826-1828; later named after poet Avetik Isahakyan, who lived there.[1]
Population
Population per years is the following.[2]
| Year | 1831 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | 325 | 596 | 451 | 596 | 588 | 502 | 532 | 960 | 1065 |
References
- ↑ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 79, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- ↑ "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 84" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- Isahakyan at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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