Alashkert, Armenia
Coordinates: 40°06′48″N 44°03′19″E / 40.11333°N 44.05528°E
| Alashkert Ալաշկերտ | |
|---|---|
  Alashkert | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′48″N 44°03′19″E / 40.11333°N 44.05528°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,752 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC) |
Alashkert (Armenian: Ալաշկերտ); known as Kyarimarkh until 1935, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was known as Sovetakan between 1935 and 2008. In 2008, the village was renamed Alashkert, after the historic Western Armenian town of Eleşkirt.
References
- Alashkert, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 39; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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