Hartagyugh
Place in Lori, Armenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hartagyugh
Հարթագյուղ | |
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  Hartagyugh | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′08″N 44°02′48″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Lori |
| Municipality | Spitak |
| Elevation | 1,730 m (5,680 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,265 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| Website | http://bager.am/ |
Hartagyugh (Armenian: Հարթագյուղ) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1820 by Western Armenian immigrants. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Basen, Mush, Erzurum, Alashkert, Van and Kars. The settlement has existed since the 4th millennium BC.[citation needed]
During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian war, the village (known then as Ghaltakhchi) was occupied by Turkish forces and 2,100 of its inhabitants were massacred.[1]
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1831 | 195 |
| 1897 | 1,514 |
| 1926 | 969 |
| 1939 | 1,507 |
| 1959 | 1,620 |
| 1970 | 1,722 |
| 1979 | 1,344 |
| 2001 | 1,226 |
| 2004 | 1,500 |
| 2008[citation needed] | 1,265 |
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