Sevkar
41°01′11″N 45°08′33″E / 41.01972°N 45.14250°E
Sevkar Սևքար | |
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 The village of Sevkar | |
  Sevkar Սևքար | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′11″N 45°08′33″E / 41.01972°N 45.14250°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Tavush |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimir Margaryan |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,193 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Sevkar (Armenian: Սևքար, also Romanized as Sevk’ar; formerly, Karadash) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia and the birthplace of the Armenian revolutionary leader Sevkaretsi Sako. The meaning of the name in Armenian is "Black Stone." The original name of the village was "Karadash", which also means "Black Stone" in Turkish.
References
- Sevkar at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Capital: Ijevan | ||
| Urban settlements |  | |
| Berd Municipality | ||
| Dilijan Municipality | ||
| Ijevan Municipality | ||
| Noyemberyan Municipality | ||
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