Dimitrov, Armenia Explained

40.0081°N 44.4881°W

Official Name:Dimitrov
Native Name:Դիմիտրով
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Ararat
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ararat
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Artashat
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:1317
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.0081°N 44.4881°W

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

It was 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, at the US embassy to Armenia's website