Lusaghbyur, Lori Explained

40.8653°N 44.0306°W

Official Name:Lusaghbyur
Native Name:Լուսաղբյուր
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lori
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:998
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.8653°N 44.0306°W
Elevation M:1,800
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Spitak
Native Name Lang:hy
Other Name:Aghbulagh

Lusaghbyur (Armenian: Լուսաղբյուր) is a town in the Spitak Municipality within the Lori Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Aghbulagh .[1]

History

During the Turkish–Armenian War in late 1920, The Turkish army massacred 1,186 inhabitants of the village.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:

YearPopulationNote
1831152100% Armenian
1873768
1886967
18971,2101,172 Armenians, 14 Orthodox, 24 others; 645 men
19041,317
19141,637Mainly Armenian
19161,618
19192,077Mainly Armenian
1922589100% Armenian
1926915100% Armenian; 467 men
19311,217100% Armenian
19391,350
19591,210
19791,056
2001998
20041,110

Notes and References

  1. Book: Galoyan, G. . Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունը 1918-1920 թթ . Lazakhetsy . V. . Publishing House "Science" . 2000 . 5-8080-0436-5 . Yerevan . 379–380 . hy . The Republic of Armenia, 1918–1920.