Haghartsin ( hy, Հաղարծին) is a village in the
Dilijan Municipality of the
Tavush Province
Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...
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 13th-century
Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.
Toponymy
It was founded in 1815 as ''Jarkhech'' by Prince Jar Artsruni. In 1940, the village was renamed ''Kuybyshev'' after the Soviet politician
Valerian Kuybyshev
Valerian Vladimirovich Kuybyshev (russian: Валериа́н Влади́мирович Ку́йбышев; – 25 January 1935) was a Russian revolutionary, Red Army officer, and prominent Soviet politician.
Biography
Early years
Bo ...
.
[Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 109, available online at th]
US embassy to Armenia's website
In 1992, the village was renamed ''Haghartsin'', after the nearby
Haghartsin Monastery.
Gallery
Վանական համալիր Հաղարծին, ArmAg (6).jpg, Nearby 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery
Haghartsin rush hour.jpg, Haghartsin
Haghartsin Monastery view.JPG, Haghartsin Monastery
-Apakesar S-N 02.jpg, Nature around Haghartsin
Haghartsin Tavush5.jpg, Nature around Haghartsin
WWII monument, Haghartsin (1).jpg, WWII monument
Хачкары Агарцина.jpg, Khachkars
References
External links
*
Populated places in Tavush Province
{{Tavush-geo-stub