Charentsavan
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Coordinates: 40°24′35″N 44°38′35″E / 40.40972°N 44.64306°E
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| Coordinates: 40°24′35″N 44°38′35″E / 40.40972°N 44.64306°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Established | 1948 |
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| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 17,752 |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST (UTC+5) |
Charentsavan (Armenian: Չարենցավան, also Romanized as Ch’arents’avan, Ch’arants’avan, Čarencavan, and Choentsavan; formerly named Lusavan until 1967) is a city located in the Kotayk Province (marz) of Armenia. Its population of 19,708 people at the 2001 census has since declined. The city was founded in 1948, and renamed in 1967 in honor of the poet Yeghishe Charents.[1]
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- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 56, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- Charentsavan 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
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