Gay, Armenia

Guy, Armavir, Armenia
Գայ, Արմավիր, Հայաստան
Guy, Armavir, Armenia
Coordinates:
Country Armenia
Province Armavir
Founded 1670s
Government
 • Mayor
Population (2008)
 • Total 3,594
Time zone   (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Guy (Armenian: Գայ; until 1978, Khatunarkh) pronounced "guy", is a town in the Armavir Province. The town was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan; in 1978, it was renamed in honor of a hero of the Russian Civil War, Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom de guerre was "Guy".[1]

References

  1. ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving KAMANDE, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website