Gay, Armenia
40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E
Gay Գայ | |
|---|---|
  Gay | |
| Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Armavir |
| Municipality | Araks |
| Founded | 1670s |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,614[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Gay (Armenian: Գայ [ɡɑj]), known as Khatunarkh until 1978 and also spelled Gai is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan, Safavid governor of Chokhur-e Sa'd.[2][3] In 1978, it was renamed in honour of Russian Civil War hero Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom-de-guerre was Gai.[2]
References
- ^ "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Հակոբյան Տ.Խ., Մալիք Բախշյան փ.Տ., Բարսեղյան Օ.Խ. Հայաստանի և շրջակա գավառների տեղանունների բառարան. I գ., Ա.Դ., Երևան, «Իրավանի համալսարան», 1986. էջ 778
