Isahakyan ( hy, Իսահակյան) is a village 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
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 ' ...
. It was formerly named after ''Ghazar Agha'' who organized the defense of the town against the Persians in 1826–1828; later named after poet
Avetik Isahakyan
Avetik Sahak Isahakyan ( hy, Ավետիք Սահակ Իսահակյան; October 30, 1875 – October 17, 1957) was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer and public activist.
Biography
Isahakyan was born in Alexandropol in 1875. He was edu ...
, who lived there.
[Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 79, available online at th]
US embassy to Armenia's website
Population
Population per years is the following.
References
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Populated places in Shirak Province
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