Dimitrov, Armenia
40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E
Monument to Georgi Dimitrov in Dimitrov village
Dimitrov
Դիմիտրով | |
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  Dimitrov  Dimitrov | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E / 40.00806°N 44.48806°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Municipality | Artashat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,317 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Dimitrov (Armenian: Դիմիտրով), or Ghuylasar Nerkin until 1949, is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.
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
- ^ 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 – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
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