Hartagyugh
40°50′08″N 44°02′48″E / 40.83556°N 44.04667°E
Hartagyugh
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Hartagyugh (Armenian: Հարթագյուղ) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1820 by Western Armenian immigrants. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Basen, Mush, Erzurum, Alashkert, Van and Kars. The settlement has existed since the 4th millennium BC.[citation needed]
History
During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian war, the village (known then as Ghaltakhchi) was occupied by Turkish forces and 2,100 of its inhabitants were massacred.[1]
Demographics
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[2]
| Year | Population |
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| 1831 | 195 |
| 1897 | 1,514 |
| 1926 | 969 |
| 1939 | 1,507 |
| 1959 | 1,620 |
| 1970 | 1,722 |
| 1979 | 1,344 |
| 2001 | 1,226 |
| 2004 | 1,500 |
| 2008[citation needed] | 1,265 |
References
- ISBN 5-8080-0436-5.
- ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
- Hartagyugh at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Capital: Vanadzor | |||
| Urban settlements | Akhtala Municipality | ||
Alaverdi Municipality | |||
Fioletovo Municipality | |||
Gyulagarak Municipality | |||
Lermontovo Municipality | |||
Lori Berd Municipality | |||
Metsavan Municipality | |||
Odzun Municipality | |||
Pambak Municipality | |||
Sarchapet Municipality | |||
Shnogh Municipality | |||
Spitak Municipality | |||
Stepanavan Municipality | |||
Tashir Municipality |
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Tumanyan Municipality | |||
Vanadzor Municipality | |||
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