Gai, Armenia
Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E
Gai Գայ | |
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Gai | |
Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Armavir |
Founded | 1670s |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 3,594 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Gai (Armenian: Գայ; until 1978, Khatunarkh), pronounced "guy", is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan. In 1978, it was renamed in honor of a hero of the Russian Civil War, Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom de guerre was "Gai".[1]
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References
- ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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