Gtashen Explained

Official Name:Gtashen
Native Name:Գտաշեն
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Amasia
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:271
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.9189°N 43.7169°W
Elevation M:1860

Gtashen (Armenian: Գտաշեն) is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.

History

Armenians and Azeris once lived in the village, as well as Greeks, who even had a church, of which a half-ruined wall remains in the center of the village. In 1988-1989 Armenians from Akhalkalaki, Gyumri, Talin, Amasia and Nagorno-Karabakh settled in the village.[1]

Demographics

According to 1912 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, 495 people, mainly Karapapakhs lived in village Magaradjik of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.

The community of Gtashen consists of the villages of Gtashen and Kamkhut. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported that the community's population was 258 in 2010, down from 378 at the 2001 census.

The population of the village since 1886 is as follows:

YearPopulation
1886309
1908480
1922312
1959557
1970983
1979925
1989139
2001378
2004356

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frontier Villages on Hold: What Do Residents Expect From a Border Opening? . Yeranuhi Soghoyan . 26 October 2009 . hetq.am . 21 March 2021 .