Dzyunashogh ( hy, Ձյունաշող) is a town in the
Lori Province
Lori ( hy, Լոռի, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. Other important towns include Stepanavan, Alaverdi, and Spitak ...
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 ''Ox ...
near the
Armenia–Georgia border
The Armenia–Georgia border ( hy, Հայաստան-Վրաստան սահման, translit=Hayastan–Vrastan sahman, ka, სომხეთ-საქართველოს საზღვარი,
') is the international boundary between Arm ...
.
History
Between May and July 1989, the Azerbaijani population of Gizil Shafag were subject to an unusual village exchange with the then-Armenian population of
Karkanj in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
.
Arsen Hakobyan's article on the village exchange
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Populated places in Lori Province
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