Aknaghbyur Explained

40.9583°N 45.1564°W

Official Name:Aknaghbyur
Native Name:Ակնաղբյուր
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Tavush
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tavush
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ijevan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:509
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.9583°N 45.1564°W

Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was known as Nerkin Agdan and Nerkin Aghdan (rendered as Nizhniy Agdan in Russian) until 1967, and Morut from 1967 to 1970.

History

Aknaghbyur was founded in 451 in honor of Vardan Mamikonian and is one of Armenia's oldest rural communities.[2] In recent years, ArmeniaFund has launched and completed several vital projects on the infrastructure of the town, such as the construction of a gas pipeline and an irrigation system and the renovation of the drinking-water system.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: Armenia Fund begins reconstruction of drinking-water system in Aknaghbyur Village . 2009-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917161526/http://armradio.am/news/?part=marz&id=14575 . 2010-09-17 . dead .