Chambarak
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Coordinates: 40°35′43″N 45°20′51″E / 40.59528°N 45.3475°E
| Chambarak Ճամբարակ |
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 Chambarak
Ճամբարակ |
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| Coordinates: 40°35′43″N 45°20′51″E / 40.59528°N 45.3475°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Established | 1830s |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,730 |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST (UTC+5) |
Chambarak (Armenian: Ճամբարակ also Romanized as Jambarak; until 1920, Mikhaylovka, from 1920-1972, Karmir Gyugh, from 1972-1991, Krasnoye, Krasnosel’sk, Krasnosyelsk, and Kraside) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Chambarak was founded in 1835-40 on the Getik River by Russian immigrants, with the name Mikhaylovka. Karmir Gyugh and Krasnosyelsk both mean "Red Village" in Armenian and Russian, respectively. There are some 13th century khachkars in the town.
[edit] References
- Chambarak at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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