Yaghdan Explained

41.0092°N 44.5083°W

Official Name:Yaghdan
Native Name:Յաղդան
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Marz (Province)
Subdivision Name1:Lori
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:233
Timezone: 
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:41.0092°N 44.5083°W
Elevation M:1350

Yaghdan (Armenian: Յաղդան), is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Until the 1988 Armenian earthquake it has a majority ethnic Greek population. In the aftermath of the earthquake some 300 children were taken to Greece. What was intended to be a temporary event initiated a permanent migration of most of the settlement's Greek population to Greece. Today, those Greeks that remain in Yaghdan are mostly of mixed Greek/Armenian heritage, and many of the former Greek homes lie empty. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Tatev Hakobyan. Yaghatan: The last Greeks https://www.4plus.org/yaghdan-the-last-greeks/