Ttujur () is a village in the

Chambarak Municipality Gegharkunik (, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenians. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part ...

of the

Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. The village is home to the medieval "Kotrats Church" and the nearby ruined settlement of Tsak Kar.

History

On May 6, 2010, the "Monument of Glory and Immortality" was erected in the village dedicated to the

German-Soviet War The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War (term), Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II ...

, where 61 Armenians from Ttujur were killed during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The ceremony was conducted within the frames of the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazi Germans. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Russian ambassador to Armenia.Թթուջուր գյուղում բացվեց Մեծ հայրենականում զոհված 61 թթուջուրցիների փառքի հուշարձանը
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Gallery

Gavar nature3.jpg, Getik river in Ttujur Ttujur, Gegharkunik.JPG, Road in Ttujur

References

External links

World Gazeteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com * * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province {{Gegharkunik-geo-stub