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:''For the town on the east side of Lake Sevan formerly called Karmir Gyugh, see [[Chambarak]]; for the village in Azerbaijan, see [[Qızıloba, Khojali]].''
:''For the town on the east side of Lake Sevan formerly called Karmir Gyugh, see [[Chambarak]]; for the village in Azerbaijan, see [[Qızıloba, Khojali]].''
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'''Karmirgyugh''' ({{lang-hy|Կարմիրգյուղ}}; {{lit|Red Village}}) is a village in the [[Gegharkunik Province]] of [[Armenia]].
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'''Karmirgyugh''' ({{lang-hy|Կարմիրգյուղ}}; meaning ''Red Village''; also [[Romanization|Romanized]] as '''Karmir Gyukh'''; until 1940 '''Kulali''' and '''Ghulali'''; also '''Gyukh''') is a major village in the [[Gegharkunik Province]] of [[Armenia]]. The village was founded in 1831 by emigrants from [[Gavar|Beyazid]]. It has two old churches of S. Astvatsatsin and S. Grigor, in ruins with [[khachkar]]s, and was the discovery site of a boundary stone of King [[Artaxias I|Artashes]], inscribed in [[Aramaic]]. [[Urartu|Urartian]] ruins are also nearby.<ref name="Kiesling">{{cite book|last1=Kiesling| first1=Brady| first2=Raffi| last2= Kojian| year=2005 |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide| edition= 2nd| publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio| location=Yerevan| page=78| isbn=99941-0-121-8}}</ref>


== See also ==
== Toponymy ==
The village is also known as ''Gyukh'', and was known as ''Kulali'' and ''Ghulali'' until 1940.
*[[Gegharkunik Province]]

== History ==
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The village was founded in 1831 by emigrants from [[Gavar]]. It contains two churches with [[khachkar]]s, St. Astvatsatsin and St. Grigor, and was the discovery site of a boundary stone of King [[Artaxias I|Artashes]], inscribed in [[Aramaic]]. There are also [[Urartu|Urartian]] ruins nearby.<ref name="Kiesling">{{cite book|last1=Kiesling| first1=Brady| first2=Raffi| last2= Kojian| year=2005 |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide| edition= 2nd| publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio| location=Yerevan| page=78| isbn=99941-0-121-8}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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Կարմիրգյուղի սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի 15.jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
Mountain with Karmirgyugh 07.jpg|Scenery around Karmirgyugh
Կարմիրգյուղի սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի 01.jpg|St. Grigor Church
Mountain with Karmirgyugh 17.jpg|A view of Karmirgyugh and surrounding mountains
Կարմիրգյուղի սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի 25.jpg|St. Grigor Church and khachkars
Կարմիրգյուղի Ս. Աստվածածին.jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
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== References ==
== References ==
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* {{GEOnet2|32FA881E411B3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080922094410/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazeteer: Armenia] &ndash; World-Gazetteer.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080922094410/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazeteer: Armenia] &ndash; World-Gazetteer.com
* {{ArmenianCensus|146}}
* {{ArmenianCensus|146}}
* {{RediscoveringArmenia|44}}
* {{RediscoveringArmenia|44}}


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[[Category:Populated places in Gegharkunik Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gegharkunik Province]]

Revision as of 15:06, 14 February 2021

For the town on the east side of Lake Sevan formerly called Karmir Gyugh, see Chambarak; for the village in Azerbaijan, see Qızıloba, Khojali.

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

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]

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
    St. Astvatsatsin Church
  • Scenery around Karmirgyugh
    Scenery around Karmirgyugh
  • St. Grigor Church
    St. Grigor Church
  • A view of Karmirgyugh and surrounding mountains
    A view of Karmirgyugh and surrounding mountains
  • St. Grigor Church and khachkars
    St. Grigor Church and khachkars
  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
    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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