Musayelyan, Shirak Explained

40.9928°N 43.9389°W

Official Name:Musayelyan
Native Name:Մուսայելյան
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ashotsk
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:357[1]
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.9928°N 43.9389°W

Musayelyan (Armenian: Մուսայելյան) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The St. Trdat church built in 1896 is located in the village.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Bozekhush (; ;). The village was later renamed after Bolshevik captain [2] who committed his troops and the armoured train Vardan Zoravar to the May Uprising against the Dashnak government of Armenia in Aleksandropol (Gyumri)—He was imprisoned for several months until the Red Army executed two notable Dashnaks in Zangezur, thus prompting his execution in retaliation.

Economy

The population engages in animal husbandry, with the cultivation of grain and fodder crops.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1873 is as follows:

YearPopulationNote
1873274100% Armenian
1886326
1897366100% Armenian Apostolic
1908450
1914555Mainly Armenian. Also recorded as 495
1916560
1919600Mainly Armenian
1922254100% Armenian
1926258
1931386
1939512
1959469
1970442
1979408
2001386
2004395
2010357

Notes and References

  1. http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_10_43.pdf 2010 census (Shirak marz)
  2. Web site: Nişanyan . Sevan . Sevan Nişanyan . Musayelyan . 8 October 2022 . Index Anatolicus . tr.