Hartagyugh
Hartagyugh (Armenian: Հարթագյուղ) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia.
Hartagyugh
Հարթագյուղ | |
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  Hartagyugh | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′08″N 44°02′48″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Lori |
| Municipality | Spitak |
| Elevation | 1,730 m (5,680 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,265 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| Website | http://bager.am/ |
History
During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian war, the village (known then as Ghaltakhchi) was occupied by Turkish forces and 2,100 of its inhabitants were massacred.[1]
Demographics
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1831 | 195 |
| 1897 | 1,514 |
| 1926 | 969 |
| 1939 | 1,507 |
| 1959 | 1,620 |
| 1970 | 1,722 |
| 1979 | 1,344 |
| 2001 | 1,226 |
| 2004 | 1,500 |
| 2008 | 1,265 |
References
- Galoyan, G.; Lazakhetsy, V. (2000). Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունը 1918-1920 թթ [The Republic of Armenia, 1918–1920] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Publishing House "Science". p. 379. ISBN 5-8080-0436-5.
- Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
- Hartagyugh at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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