Nahapetavan
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Coordinates: 40°36′N 44°01′E / 40.6°N 44.017°E
| Nahapetavan Նահապետավան |
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 Nahapetavan
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| Coordinates: 40°36′N 44°01′E / 40.6°N 44.017°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 817 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Nahapetavan (Armenian: Նահապետավան, also Romanized as Nagapetavan; until 1935, Khachakilisa, from 1935 to 1961, Paros) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1961 in honor of Nagapet (or Nahapet) Kurghinian, a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 77, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- Nahapetavan 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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