Gay, Armenia Explained

40.0839°N 44.3056°W

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Հակոբյան Տ.Խ., Մալիք Բախշյան փ.Տ., Բարսեղյան Օ.Խ. Հայաստանի և շրջակա գավառների տեղանունների բառարան. I գ., Ա.Դ., Երևան, «Իրավանի համալսարան», 1986. էջ 778
  2. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website