Haghartsin, Armenia

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Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E / 40.77806; 44.96250

Haghartsin
Հաղարծին
Haghartsin Village
Haghartsin
Հաղարծին
Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 44°57′45″E / 40.77806°N 44.96250°E / 40.77806; 44.96250
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Tavush
Government
 • Mayor Sargis Poghosyan
Population (2008)
 • Total 3,660
Time zone   (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին, also Romanized as Haghardzin; until 1940, Dzharkhedzh, Dzharkhech or Zarkhej; until 1992, Kuybyshev or Kuybishev) is a town in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Haghartsin monastery is located near the town. In 1940, the town was renamed for the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
Capital: Ijevan
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