Mayakovski ( hy, Մայակովսկի, also ''Mayakawvsky'') is a village in the
Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province ...
of
Armenia
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Etymology
The village was named in honor of the Soviet poet
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (, ; rus, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский, , vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj, Ru-Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky.ogg, links=y; – 14 Apr ...
. The village was previously known as ''Shaab'' or ''Shahab''.
References
External links
* Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 58, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website*
Populated places in Kotayk Province
Yazidi populated places in Armenia
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