Shoghakat, Armenia

Shogahakat
Շողակաթ
A view of Shoghakat and Lake Sevan
A view of Shoghakat and Lake Sevan
Coat of arms of Shogahakat
Coat of arms
Shogahakat is located in Armenia
Shogahakat
Shogahakat
Shogahakat is located in Gegharkunik
Shogahakat
Shogahakat
Coordinates: 40°30′04″N 45°16′28″E / 40.50111°N 45.27444°E / 40.50111; 45.27444
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityShoghakat
Elevation
1,915 m (6,283 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total509
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1316
Shoghakat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Shoghakat (Armenian: Շողակաթ) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located near Lake Sevan, northwest of the Artanish Peninsula. The village was founded in the 1810s by Mordvins exiled from Russia. At the beginning of the 20th century Turks settled in the village. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ՇՈՐԺԱ". gegharkunik.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.