Kuchak ( hy, Քուչակ) formerly known as Alikuchak, is a village in the
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported ...
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 ...
. It was founded in 1829-30 and named after
Nahapet Kuchak
Nahapet Kuchak (Kouchak) ( hy, Նահապետ Քուչակ) (died 1592) was an Armenian medieval poet, considered one of the first ''ashughs''. He is best known for his ''hairens'' (հայրեն), "four lines of couplets with a single coherent them ...
, a 16th-century Armenian poet.
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US embassy to Armenia's website
It was populated by western Armenians from Moush, Erzurum, Alashkert, and Maku from Iran.
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Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported ...
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World Gazetteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
Erivan Governorate
Populated places established in 1829
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