Hovk
Hovk
Հովք | |
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  Hovk  Hovk | |
| Coordinates:40°47′28″N45°01′21″E/ 40.79111°N 45.02250°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Dilijan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 435 |
| Time zone | UTC+4(AMT) |
Hovk(Armenian:Հովք) is a village in theDilijan Municipalityof theTavush ProvinceinArmenia.In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village;[2]refugees fromGetashen,the villages ofShamkhoras well as from Martunashen (present-dayQarabulaq) resettled in the village.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The village was originally known asHaqqikhli.In 1978, it was renamed honor ofAzeripoet and dramatistSamed Vurghun(1906-1956), a winner of theLenin Prize.[4]After the independence of Armenia, on April 3, 1991, by the decision of the Supreme Council of Armenia,Samed Vurghunwas renamedHovk.[5]
Gallery
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Nature around Hovk
References
[edit]- ^Statistical Committee of Armenia."The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia"(PDF).
- ^"Աղավնավանք (Սալահ), Հովք (Հախկխլու, Վուրղուն), Խաչարձան (Փոլադ) գյուղերը".ANI Armenian Research Center.25 October 2017.Retrieved14 February2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Տավուշի մարզի Հովք գյուղի բնակիչներին խոշորացումը ոչինչ չի տվել".«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան(in Armenian).Retrieved2021-03-19.
- ^Kiesling,Rediscovering Armenia,p. 111, available online at theUS embassy to Armenia's websiteArchived2008-06-26 at theWayback Machine
- ^"ԻՐՏԵԿ - Իրավական տեղեկատվական կենտրոն".irtek.am(in Armenian).Retrieved2021-03-19.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toHovk.
- HovkatGEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census,Statistical Committee of Armenia
Capital:Ijevan | ||
| Urban settlements |  | |
| Berd Municipality | ||
| Dilijan Municipality | ||
| Ijevan Municipality | ||
| Noyemberyan Municipality | ||
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