Musayelyan ( hy, Մուսայելյան) is a village in the
Shirak Province of
Armenia. The St. Trdat church built in 1896 is located in the village.
Etymology
The village was known as ''Mets Kyapanak'' until 1935''
'' and previously ''Bozekhush
'' (;
;
). The village was later renamed after
Bolshevik captain
who committed his troops and the
armoured train ''Vardan Zoravar'' () to the
May Uprising
The May Uprising ( hy, Մայիսյան ապստամբություն, translit=Mayisyan apstambutyun) was a coup d'état attempt by the Armenian Bolsheviks that started in Alexandropol (modern-day Gyumri) on May 10, 1920. It was eventually suppr ...
against the
Dashnak government of
Armenia in Aleksandropol (
Gyumri)—He was imprisoned for several months until the
Red Army executed two notable Dashnaks in
Zangezur, thus prompting his execution in retaliation.
Economy
The population engages in animal husbandry, with the cultivation of grain and fodder crops.
Demographics
The population of the village since 1873 is as follows:
References
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Populated places in Shirak Province
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