Horom, Armenia
40°39′15″N 43°52′56″E / 40.65417°N 43.88222°E
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Horom (
Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Located 1 km east of Horom and situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and reservoir is the ancient Bronze Age through Urartian Citadel of Horom
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Not far from this location in Ghak and Shvaghtapa are two Urartian cyclopean forts.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 459 | — | ||
| 1897 | 1,939 | +2.21% | ||
| 1926 | 1,564 | −0.74% | ||
| 1939 | 1,867 | +1.37% | ||
| 1949 | 1,660 | −1.17% | ||
| 1970 | 1,949 | +0.77% | ||
| 1979 | 1,841 | −0.63% | ||
| 2001 | 2,166 | +0.74% | ||
| 2004 | 1,570 | −10.17% | ||
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Development programs
Horom village became part of COAF-supported villages (Children of Armenia Fund).
The programs implemented include: Student Councils, Debate Clubs, Health and Lifestyle Education, School Nutrition & Brushodromes, Women Health Screenings, Support for Reproductive Health.[2]
Children of Armenia Fund also renovated village facilities such as Cafeteria and Brushodrome.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Շիրակի համայնքներում կփոխվի կյանքի որակը". Shirak Public TV. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Reviving Rural Communities". coafkids. 2019.
- Horom, Armenia 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
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| Urban settlements | Akhuryan Municipality | ||
Amasia Municipality | |||
Ani Municipality | |||
Artik Municipality | |||
Ashotsk Municipality | |||
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