Angeghakot ( hy, Անգեղակոթ) is a village in the
Sisian Municipality
Sisian Municipality, referred to as Sisian Community ( hy, Սիսիան Համայնք ''Sisian Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of se ...
of the
Syunik Province
Syunik ( hy, Սյունիք, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. It ...
in
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 ' ...
. A large reservoir, the
Angeghakot Reservoir, spanning more than the entire length of the village lies to the south.
Demographics
In 1908, Angeghakot, then known as ''Angelaut'' (russian: Ангелаут), had a predominantly Armenian population of 1,520 within the
Zangezur uezd
The Zangezur uezd was a county (''uezd'') of the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire with its administrative center in Gerusy (present-day Goris) from 1868 until its formal abolition and partition between the Soviet republics of Armen ...
of the
Elizavetpol Governorate
The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
. The
Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 2,057 in 2010, up from 1,860 at the 2001 census.
Notable people
*
Oksen Mirzoyan, Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting
Gallery
Անգեղակոթ.JPG, Angeghakot Reservoir
Անգեղակոթի եկեղեցի 1.jpg, Hazaraprkich Church
Angeghakot 3506, Armenia - panoramio (1).jpg, Megalithic rings in Angeghakot
+Vardan Zoravar chapel 03.jpg, Khachkar
-Անգեղակոթի Սուրբ Վարդան սրբավայր 3.jpg, Saint Vardan chapel
+Angeghakot grave 02.jpg, Khachkar
References
Populated places in Syunik Province
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