Geghadir, Kotayk

Geghadir (Armenian: Գեղադիր, known as Kyarpichlu until 1935),[1] is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the Yerevan-Garni road. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Van, Khnus, Kars, and Bitlis in 1918–1924.[2] Before that, the village was primarily populated by Turkic-speaking Muslims (i.e. Caucasian Tatars or Azerbaijanis).[3]

Geghadir
Գեղադիր
Geghadir
Coordinates: 40°9′23″N 44°39′4″E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Kotayk
Population
 (2001)
 • Total676
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

See also

References
  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 50, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Կոտայքի մարզպետարան
  3. "Գեղադիր գյուղի բնակչությունը 1831-1931 թվականներին. Կոտայքի շրջան". www.aniarc.am. Հայկական Ուսումնասիրությունների Անի կենտրոն. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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