Kutakan Explained

40.2678°N 45.8392°W

Official Name:Kutakan
Native Name:Կուտական
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vardenis
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:288
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.2678°N 45.8392°W

Kutakan (Armenian: Կուտական) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

Municipal administration

The Kutakan community also includes the nearby village of Zariver.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: ԿՈՒՏԱԿԱՆ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721061050/https://gegharkunik.am/node/86. 21 July 2022. 14 February 2021. gegharkunik.am.
  3. Book: Kiesling. Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 82. 99941-0-121-8.