40°36′N 44°01′E / 40.600°N 44.017°E
Nahapetavan
Նահապետավան | |
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  Nahapetavan  Nahapetavan | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′N 44°01′E / 40.600°N 44.017°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Shirak |
| Municipality | Artik |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 817 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Nahapetavan (Armenian: Նահապետավան) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1961 in honor of Nahapet Kurghinian, a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920.[1]
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 77, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine