Hovk (Armenian: Հովք) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village;[2] refugees from Getashen, the villages of Shamkhor as well as from Martunashen (present-day Qarabulaq) resettled in the village.[3]
Hovk
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| Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 45°01′21″E / 40.79111°N 45.02250°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Dilijan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 435 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Etymology edit
The village was originally known as Aghkikhlu. In 1978, it was renamed honor of Azeri poet and dramatist Samed Vurghun (1906-1956), a winner of the Lenin Prize.[4] After the independence of Armenia, on April 3, 1991, by the decision of the Supreme Council of Armenia, Samed Vurghun was renamed Hovk.[5]
Gallery edit
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Nature around Hovk -
A view of Hovk -
Nature around Hovk
References edit
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "Աղավնավանք (Սալահ), Հովք (Հախկխլու, Վուրղուն), Խաչարձան (Փոլադ) գյուղերը". ANI Armenian Research Center. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Տավուշի մարզի Հովք գյուղի բնակիչներին խոշորացումը ոչինչ չի տվել". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ԻՐՏԵԿ - Իրավական տեղեկատվական կենտրոն". irtek.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hovk.
- Hovk at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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