Official Name: | Gay |
Native Name: | Գայ |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Armavir |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Araks |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1670s |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 3,594 |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.0839°N 44.3056°W |
Gay (Armenian: Գայ in Armenian pronounced as /ɡɑj/) until 1978, Khatunarkh, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan, Safavid governor of Chokhur-e Sa'd.[1] In 1978, it was renamed in honour of Russian Civil War hero Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom-de-guerre was Gay.[2]