Ishkhanasar

Ishkhanasar Իշխանասար
community
Ishkhanasar
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°ECoordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Syunik
Area[1]
• Total	12.75 km^2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	294
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	(UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)
Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար, also Romanized as Ishkanasar; formerly, Ghzljugh – Armenian: Ղջլջուղ, also Romanized as Ghjljugh and Ghzyljugh; earlier, Kyzyldzhuk, Kyzyldzhug, Kizildzhuk, and Kizildzhug) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 271 in 2010,^[2] up from 147 at the 2001 census.^[3]

It is home to the world's largest tissue factory.

The place is named in honor of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian Genocide.

References

1. Region.mtaes.am/ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" Check |url= value (help) (in Armenian). Syunik Region Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
2. "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT).
3. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia