Masis (village) explained

Official Name:Masis
Native Name:Մասիս
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Ararat
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ararat
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Artashat
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1744
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:39.9973°N 44.4939°W
Elevation M:837

Masis (Armenian: Մասիս) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.

History

Until August 20, 1945, the village was called Tohanshalu (also known as Tohanshali or Tohanjalu).[1] It was founded by settlers from the Persian provinces of Khoy and Selmas (or Salmas) in 1828-1829.

Notable people

Balabek Martirosyan, politician

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-29 . Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Մասիս . 2024-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129150753/http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=61&dt=HY_HY&query=%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%BD . 2021-11-29 .