Isahakyan
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Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E / 40.6166667°N 43.72528°E
| Isahakyan Իսահակյան |
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 Isahakyan
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| Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E / 40.6166667°N 43.72528°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 960 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Isahakyan (Armenian: Իսահակյան, also Romanized as Isaakyan and Isahakian; prior to the 1820s, Kharum; until 1945, Ghazarabad, Khazarapat and Kazarapat) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was named for Ghazar Aga who organized the defense of the town against the Persians in 1826-1828; later named for poet Avetik Isahakyan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 79, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- Isahakyan at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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