Khot, Armenia
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Khot (Armenian: Խոտ) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located on the left side of the Vorotan river, 67 kilometers from the regional center of Kapan.[3] On the cliffs below Khot are the ruins of Hin Khot (Old Khot), the previous location of the village until the 1970s.
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Khot
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Coordinates: 39°26′24″N 46°20′10″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Syunik |
Municipality | Tatev |
Area | |
• Total | 17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 942 |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
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The village was included under the same name in the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of Russian Empire.
During the Soviet years, Khot was a part of the Zangezur province of the Armenian SSR, and from 1930, it was part of the Goris region. Since 1995, the village has been part of the Syunik province of RA, since 2015 it is part of the enlarged Tatev Municipality.