Ghukasavan

Place in Ararat, Armenia

Ghukasavan Ղուկասավան
40°07′34″N 44°25′04″E / 40.12611°N 44.41778°E / 40.12611; 44.41778
Country	Armenia
Province	Ararat
Municipality	Masis
Population (2008)
• Total	2,295

40°07′34″N 44°25′04″E / 40.12611°N 44.41778°E / 40.12611; 44.41778

Ghukasavan (Armenian: Ղուկասավան) is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement. ^[1]

History

The village was founded in the 1600s.^{[citation needed]} The village was settled by Armenians from Western Armenia, survivors of the Armenian genocide from 1915–1917, and later from 1946–1948 by Persian-Armenians. In the 1930s, during the Soviet regime, Yezidi families also settled in the village. It used to have the names Kalal, Kalali, Kolara, Kyalara. Ghukasavan was renamed in 1949. The name is conditioned by the name of revolutionary figure Ghukas Ghukasyan, who was born in this village.

In the center of the village is earthquake destroyed St. Astvatsatsin Church.

The village is located in the Ararat valley, in the valley of the Hrazdan river. It is 845 meters above sea level.

Gallery

Ghukas Ghukasyan's monument, Ghukasavan
St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
Monument for WW2
Monument for WW2
Monument for WW2

References

^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p.24, at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Ghukasavan at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazetteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia