40°19′50″N 45°11′02″E / 40.33056°N 45.18389°E
Karmirgyugh
Կարմիրգյուղ | |
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 A view of Karmirgyugh | |
  Karmirgyugh  Karmirgyugh | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′50″N 45°11′02″E / 40.33056°N 45.18389°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Gavar |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,964 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Karmirgyugh at GEOnet Names Server | |
Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ, lit. 'Red Village') is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology
editThe village is also known as Gyukh, and was known as Kulali and Ghulali until 1940.
History
editThe village was founded in 1831 by emigrants from Gavar. It contains two churches with khachkars, St. Astvatsatsin and St. Grigor, and was the discovery site of a boundary stone of King Artashes, inscribed in Aramaic. There are also Urartian ruins nearby.[2]
Gallery
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St. Astvatsatsin Church -
Scenery around Karmirgyugh -
St. Grigor Church -
A view of Karmirgyugh and surrounding mountains -
St. Grigor Church and khachkars -
St. Astvatsatsin Church
References
edit- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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