Alashkert, Armenia
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 Alashkert.
Alashkert
Ալաշկերտ | |
|---|---|
  Alashkert | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′48″N 44°03′19″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,752 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | |
See also
References
- Alashkert, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 39; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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