Karmirgyugh

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Coordinates: 40°19′50″N 45°11′02″E / 40.33056°N 45.18389°E / 40.33056; 45.18389

For the town on the east side of Lake Sevan formerly called Karmir Gyugh, see Chambarak. For the village in Nagorno-Karabakh, see Karmirgyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Karmirgyugh
Կարմիրգյուղ
A view of Karmirgyugh
A view of Karmirgyugh
Karmirgyugh is located in Armenia
Karmirgyugh
Karmirgyugh
Coordinates: 40°19′50″N 45°11′02″E / 40.33056°N 45.18389°E / 40.33056; 45.18389
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Founded1831
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,964
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Karmirgyugh at GEOnet Names Server

Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ; lit. 'Red Village') is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Toponymy[]

The village is also known as Gyukh, and was known as Kulali and Ghulali until 1940.

History[]

The village was founded in 1831 by emigrants from Gavar. It contains two churches with khachkars, St. Astvatsatsin and St. Grigor, and was the discovery site of a boundary stone of King Artashes, inscribed in Aramaic. There are also Urartian ruins nearby.[2]

Gallery[]

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church

  • Scenery around Karmirgyugh

  • St. Grigor Church

  • A view of Karmirgyugh and surrounding mountains

  • St. Grigor Church and khachkars

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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