Dimitrov, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E / 40.00806; 44.48806

Dimitrov
Դիմիտրով
Dimitrov
Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E / 40.00806; 44.48806
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Ararat
Population (2008)
  Total 1,317
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Dimitrov (Armenian: Դիմիտրով; until 1949, Ghuylasar Nerkin[1]) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town in named in honor of Bulgarian Communist leader, Georgi Dimitrov. The town is mainly inhabited by Armenians and Assyrians.

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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