Haghartsin, Armenia Explained

Official Name:Haghartsin
Native Name:Հաղարծին
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Tavush
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tavush
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dilijan
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sargis Poghosyan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3,791
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.7781°N 44.9625°W

Haghartsin (Armenian: Հաղարծին) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.

Toponymy

It was founded in 1815 as Jarkhech by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed Kuybyshev after the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.[2] In 1992, the village was renamed Haghartsin, after the nearby Haghartsin Monastery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 109, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website