Alashkert, Armenia Explained

40.1133°N 44.0553°W

Official Name:Alashkert
Native Name:Ալաշկերտ
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Armavir
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,569
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1133°N 44.0553°W

Alashkert (Armenian: Ալաշկերտ) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

Prior to 1935 the village was known as Kyarimarkh. The village was then known as Sovetakan between 1935 and 2008. In 2008, the village was renamed Alashkert, after the historic Western Armenian town of Alashkert, from which many of its inhabitants had escaped in 1918.

History

The village was populated by Iranian Azerbaijanis who were forcibly settled in Alashkert as part of raising Muslim dominance in the region. Armenian migrants settled in the region in 1918 after having escaped from Western Armenia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: Ալաշկերտ . 15 February 2021 . caa.am.