Ghukasavan
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Ghukasavan
| native_name = Ղուկասավան
| pushpin_map = Armenia#Ararat
| mapsize = 150px
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Armenia
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Ararat
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Masis
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,019{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/armenia/ararat/|title=Ararat (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2024-11-21}}
| utc_offset = +4
| utc_offset_DST = +5
| coordinates = {{coord|40|07|34|N|44|25|04|E|region:AM|display=inline}}
}}
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Ghukasavan ({{langx|hy|Ղուկասավան}}) is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p.24, at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626205330/http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf |date=June 26, 2008 }}
History
The village was founded in the 1600s.{{fact|date=March 2023}} The village was settled by Armenians from Western Armenia, survivors of the Armenian genocide from 1915–1917, and later from 1946–1948 by Persian-Armenians. In the 1930s, during the Soviet regime, Yezidi families also settled in the village. It used to have the names Kalal, Kalali, Kolara, Kyalara. Ghukasavan was renamed in 1949. The name is conditioned by the name of revolutionary figure Ghukas Ghukasyan, who was born in this village.
In the center of the village is earthquake destroyed St. Astvatsatsin Church.
The village is located in the Ararat valley, in the valley of the Hrazdan river. It is 845 meters above sea level.
Gallery
File:Ghukas Ghukasyan's monument, Ghukasavan (2).jpg|Ghukas Ghukasyan's monument, Ghukasavan
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (13).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (18).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (2).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (12).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (20).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Ղուկասավան (1).jpg|St. Astvatsatsin Church
File:Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Ղուկասավան (1).JPG|Monument for WW2
File:Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Ղուկասավան (7).JPG|Monument for WW2
File:Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Ղուկասավան (5).JPG|Monument for WW2
Notable People
- Alla Mikayelyan, Olympic cross-country skier
References
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External links
- {{GEOnet2|32FA881E6FB53774E0440003BA962ED3}}
- [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazetteer: Armenia]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – World-Gazetteer.com
- {{ArmenianCensus|97}}
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Category:Populated places in Ararat Province
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