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.
The village was previously known as Aghbulagh .[1]
During the Turkish–Armenian War in late 1920, The Turkish army massacred 1,186 inhabitants of the village.
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:
Year | Population | Note | |
---|---|---|---|
1831 | 152 | 100% Armenian | |
1873 | 768 | ||
1886 | 967 | ||
1897 | 1,210 | 1,172 Armenians, 14 Orthodox, 24 others; 645 men | |
1904 | 1,317 | ||
1914 | 1,637 | Mainly Armenian | |
1916 | 1,618 | ||
1919 | 2,077 | Mainly Armenian | |
1922 | 589 | 100% Armenian | |
1926 | 915 | 100% Armenian; 467 men | |
1931 | 1,217 | 100% Armenian | |
1939 | 1,350 | ||
1959 | 1,210 | ||
1979 | 1,056 | ||
2001 | 998 | ||
2004 | 1,110 |