Dimitrov, Armenia

Dimitrov (Armenian: Դիմիտրով; until 1949, Ghuylasar Nerkin[1]) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia.

Monument to Georgi Dimitrov in Dimitrov village

Dimitrov

Դիմիտրով
Dimitrov
Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Ararat
Population
 (2008)
  Total1,317
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )

It is renamed in 1949 in honor of Georgi DimitrovComintern and Bulgarian Communist leader and prime minister of Bulgaria.

The village is inhabited mainly by Armenians and Assyrians.

See also

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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