Lusarat
39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E
Lusarat
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Lusarat (
Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Armenia–Turkey border.[1]
Name
The village was previously known until 1968 as Khor Virap.[2]
Monuments
In the village is a statue of an early 20th-century Armenian fedayi; armed defensive militia units that voluntarily defended the territory from outside forces.[3]
The Khor Virap Monastery is also located close to the village.
Gallery
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Lusarat seen in the background of Khor Virap Monastery.
References
- ^ "The light of Ararat". esiweb.org. European Stability Initiative. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
- Lusarat 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
- 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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