Gagarin, Armenia
Gagarin (Armenian: Գագարին) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1955 and named after the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.[2] The village belongs to the municipality of Sevan.
Gagarin
Գագարին | |
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 Main road in Gagarin | |
  Gagarin | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 44°51′28″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,379 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Gagarin, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
Gallery
Yuri Gagarin's monument
Gagarin train station
Yuri Gagarin's monument
Scenery around Gagarin
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 41, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gagarin (village). |
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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