Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.

Toponymy

It was founded in 1815 as Jarkhech by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed Kuybyshev after the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.[2] In 1992, the village was renamed Haghartsin, after the nearby Haghartsin Monastery.

  • Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery
    Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery
  • Haghartsin
    Haghartsin
  • Haghartsin Monastery
    Haghartsin Monastery
  • Nature around Haghartsin
    Nature around Haghartsin
  • Nature around Haghartsin
    Nature around Haghartsin
  • WWII monument
    WWII monument
  • Khachkars
    Khachkars

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haghartsin,_Armenia
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