Ttujur, Gegharkunik
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Coordinates: 40°39′03″N 45°18′18″E / 40.65083°N 45.305°E
| Ttujur Թթուջուր |
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 Ttujur
Թթուջուր |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′03″N 45°18′18″E / 40.65083°N 45.305°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,137 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Ttujur (Armenian: Թթուջուր, also Romanized as T’t’ujur, Tytudzhur, Tudzhur, and Ttudzhur) is a small town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The town has the Kotrats church and a nearby ruined settlement of Tsak Kar.
On May 6, 2010, the "Monument of Glory and Immortality" was erected in the village dedicated to the German-Soviet War, where 61 Armenians form Ttujur were killed during the World War II. The ceremony was conducted within the frames of the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazi Germans. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Russian ambassador to Armenia.[1]
[edit] References
- Ttujur, Gegharkunik 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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