Hartagyugh

40°50′08″N 44°02′48″E / 40.83556°N 44.04667°E / 40.83556; 44.04667

Hartagyugh
Հարթագյուղ
Hartagyugh is located in Armenia
Hartagyugh
Hartagyugh
Coordinates: 40°50′08″N 44°02′48″E / 40.83556°N 44.04667°E / 40.83556; 44.04667
CountryArmenia
ProvinceLori
MunicipalitySpitak
Elevation
1,730 m (5,680 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,265
Time zoneUTC+4
Websitehttp://bager.am/

Hartagyugh (Armenian: Հարթագյուղ) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1820 by Western Armenian immigrants. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Basen, Mush, Erzurum, Alashkert, Van and Kars. The settlement has existed since the 4th millennium BC.[citation needed]

History

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During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian war, the village (known then as Ghaltakhchi) was occupied by Turkish forces and 2,100 of its inhabitants were massacred.[1]

Demographics

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The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[2]

Year Population
1831 195
1897 1,514
1926 969
1939 1,507
1959 1,620
1970 1,722
1979 1,344
2001 1,226
2004 1,500
2008[citation needed] 1,265

References

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  1. ^ Galoyan, G.; Lazakhetsy, V. (2000). Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունը 1918-1920 թթ [The Republic of Armenia, 1918–1920] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Publishing House "Science". p. 379. ISBN 5-8080-0436-5.
  2. ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.