Ishkhanasar
| Ishkhanasar Իշխանասար | |
|---|---|
| community | |
  Ishkhanasar | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°ECoordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E | |
| Country |
 Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Syunik |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 294 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
| Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար, also Romanized as Ishkanasar; formerly, Ghzljugh – Armenian: Ղջլջուղ, also Romanized as Ghjljugh and Ghzyljugh; earlier, Kyzyldzhuk, Kyzyldzhug, Kizildzhuk, and Kizildzhug) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 271 in 2010,[2] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[3]
It is home to the world's largest tissue factory.
The place is named in honor of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian Genocide.
References
- ↑ Region.mtaes.am/ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" Check
|url=value (help) (in Armenian). Syunik Region Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name. - ↑ "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT).
- ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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