Hovtashen
Coordinates: 40°01′28″N 44°27′00″E / 40.02444°N 44.45000°E
Hovtashen
Հովտաշեն | |
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Hovtashen | |
Coordinates: 40°01′28″N 44°27′00″E / 40.02444°N 44.45000°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Ararat |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,231 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Hovtashen (Armenian: Հովտաշեն) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was founded in the 1920s, and initially was mostly populated by Azeri people. In the 1930s, Armenians from Surmalu, Nakhchivan and Nukh regions settled in the village, in the 1950s, people from Hatsavan and other villages of the Abovyan region, while in the 1970s, people from the Vayq (Azizbekov) region settled in the village.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Արարատի մարզպետարան". ararat.mtad.am. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- Hovtashen at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Categories:
- Populated places in Ararat Province
- Ararat (province) geography stubs