Kuchak

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Coordinates: 40°31′31″N 44°23′30″E / 40.52528°N 44.39167°E / 40.52528; 44.39167

Kuchak
Քուչակ
Holy Mother of God Church in Kuchak
Holy Mother of God Church in Kuchak
Kuchak is located in Armenia
Kuchak
Kuchak
Coordinates: 40°31′31″N 44°23′30″E / 40.52528°N 44.39167°E / 40.52528; 44.39167
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Aragatsotn
Founded1829-1830
Elevation
1,894 m (6,214 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total2,025
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Kuchak (Armenian: Քուչակ) formerly known as Alikuchak, is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1829-30 and named after Nahapet Kuchak, a 16th-century Armenian poet.[1]

It was populated by western Armenians from Moush, Erzurum, Alashkert, and Maku from Iran.

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  1. ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 22, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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