Ghukasavan ( hy, Ղուկասավան) is a village in the

Masis Municipality Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...

of the

Ararat Province Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...

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. It was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement. Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p.24, at th
US embassy to Armenia's website

History

The village was founded in the 1600s. The village was settled by Armenians from

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, survivors of the

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from 1915–1917, and later from 1946–1948 by Persian-Armenians. In the 1930s, during the

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families also settled in the village. It used to have the names Kalal, Kalali, Kolara, Kyalara. Ghukasavan was renamed in 1949. The name is conditioned by the name of revolutionary figure Ghukas Ghukasyan, who was born in this village. In the center of the village is earthquake destroyed St. Astvatsatsin Church. The village is located in the Ararat valley, in the valley of the Hrazdan river. It is 845 meters above sea level.

Gallery

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References

External links

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World Gazetteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com * Populated places in Ararat Province {{AraratAM-geo-stub