Arakel or Aragel, an Armenian
given name
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. It means "To send" in Armenian. With the addition of -ian, it is also a common
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
as Arakelyan / Arakelian.
Arakel or Aragel may refer to:
Places
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Arakel, Karabakh, a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan and Hadrut Province of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Persons
*Aragel, catholicos of
Caucasian Albanian diocese of the Armenian church from 1481 to 1497
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Arakel of Tabriz
Arakel Davrizhetsi or Arakel of Tabriz (; 1590s–1670) was a 17th-century Armenian historian and clergyman from Tabriz. His ''History'' is an important and reliable source for the histories of the Safavid and Ottoman empires, Armenia, Azerba ...
or Arakel Davrizhetsi (1590s-1670), 17th-century Persian-Armenian historian
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Arakel Babakhanian
Arakel Grigori Babakhanian ( hy, Առաքել Գրիգորի Բաբախանյան; – 14 November 1932), commonly known by his pen name Leo ( hy, Լեո), was an Armenian historian, writer, critic and professor of Yerevan State University. ...
(commonly known as Leo) (1860–1932), Armenian historian, publicist, writer, critic and professor
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Arakel Mirzoyan
Arakel Mirzoyan ( hy, Առաքել Միրզոյան; born October 21, 1989) is an Armenian weightlifter.
Early life
Arakel Mirzoyan was born in Baghramyan, Vagharshapat, Armenian SSR. His father, Oksen Mirzoyan, was a weightlifter who won an Oly ...
(born 1989), Armenian weightlifter
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Arabo
Arabo ( hy, Արաբօ, 1863–1893), born Arakel Mkhitarian, was an Armenian fedayi of the late 19th century.
Arabo was born in the village of Kurter or Korter ( or ) in the region of Sasun in the Bitlis vilayet. Arabo studied at the Arakel ...
(1863–1893), also known as Arakel, an Armenian fedayi (freedom fighter) in the Ottoman Empire
See also
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Arakelyan, an Armenian surname
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Armenian masculine given names