Alvar ( hy, Ալվար) is a village and
rural community (municipality) in the
Shirak Province
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 ...
of
Armenia
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.
The community of Alvar consists of the village of Alvar and the abandoned village of
Aravet.
History
Some of the ancestors of the village population emigrated from
Western Armenia
Western Armenia (Western Armenian: Արեւմտեան Հայաստան, ''Arevmdian Hayasdan'') is a term to refer to the eastern parts of Turkey (formerly the Ottoman Empire) that are part of the historical homeland of the Armenians. Weste ...
in 1828-1830. The village was mostly populated by
Azerbaijanis. In 1988-1989, during the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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, local Azeris moved to Azerbaijan, and
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
families resettled in the village.
Demographics
The
Statistical Committee of Armenia reported the community's population was 168 in 2010, up from 147 at the 2001 census.
As of January 2013, the villages' population is 243.
The population of the village since 1886 is as follows:
References
Communities in Shirak Province
Populated places in Shirak Province
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