Gharibjanyan ( hy, Ղարիբջանյան), known as Aleksandrovka until 1935, is a village in the
Akhuryan Municipality
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 in ...
of the
Shirak Province of
Armenia. The village was renamed in 1935 in honor of Bolshevik leader
Bagrat Gharibjanyan
Bagrat ( hy, Բագրատ, in Western Armenian pronounced Pakrad, ka, ბაგრატ) is a male name popular in Georgia and Armenia. It is derived from the Old Persian ''Bagadāta'', "gift of God".
The names of the Armenian Bagratuni and ...
, killed in 1920.
Demographics
The population of the village since 1908 is as follows:<
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Populated places in Shirak Province
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