Dimitrov, Armenia

40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E / 40.00806; 44.48806

Place in Ararat, Armenia
Dimitrov
Դիմիտրով
Dimitrov is located in Armenia
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Dimitrov is located in Ararat
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Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E / 40.00806; 44.48806
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArarat
MunicipalityArtashat
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,317
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

Dimitrov (Armenian: Դիմիտրով), or Ghuylasar Nerkin until 1949,[1] is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.

Monument to Georgi Dimitrov in Dimitrov village

It was renamed in 1949 in honor of Georgi Dimitrov − Comintern and Bulgarian Communist leader and prime minister of Bulgaria.

The village is inhabited mainly by Armenians and Assyrians.

References

  1. ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Dimitrov, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
  • World Gazetteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
  • Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
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Capital: Artashat
Urban settlements
Ararat MunicipalityArtashat MunicipalityMasis MunicipalityVedi MunicipalityVerin Dvin Municipality
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