Azatan ( hy, Ազատան), is a major village and
rural community (municipality) in the
Shirak Province
Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north. Its capital and largest city is Gyumri, which is the second largest city ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. The
Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 5,697 in 2010, up from 4,838 at the 2011 census.
The name derives from the Armenian word ''Azatan'' ( hy, Ազատան) - meaning "freedmen". Azatan was also a
Sassanid
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...
military administrative position given to
Swaran Unit.
Population
Population per years is the following.
References
Communities in Shirak Province
Populated places in Shirak Province
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