Aygevan

Coordinates: 40°10′N 43°58′E / 40.167°N 43.967°E / 40.167; 43.967
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40°10′N 43°58′E / 40.167°N 43.967°E / 40.167; 43.967

Aygevan
Այգևան
Aygevan is located in Armenia
Aygevan
Aygevan
Coordinates: 40°10′N 43°58′E / 40.167°N 43.967°E / 40.167; 43.967
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Armavir
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,630
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST) 

Aygevan (Armenian: Այգևան); formerly Sovkhoz Nomer Shest – (Russian for "Sovkhoz number six"), later Imeni Stalina, later Dzerzhinski and Imeni Dzerzhinskogo, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a state farm in 1946 and named after Felix Dzerzhinski, head of the Soviet secret police.

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  • Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  • Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
  • World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com