Gusanagyugh

Coordinates: 40°40′09″N 43°47′18″E / 40.66917°N 43.78833°E / 40.66917; 43.78833
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40°40′09″N 43°47′18″E / 40.66917°N 43.78833°E / 40.66917; 43.78833

Gusanagyugh
Գուսանագյուղ
Gusanagyugh is located in Armenia
Gusanagyugh
Gusanagyugh
Gusanagyugh is located in Shirak
Gusanagyugh
Gusanagyugh
Coordinates: 40°40′09″N 43°47′18″E / 40.66917°N 43.78833°E / 40.66917; 43.78833
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAni
Elevation
1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total898
Time zoneUTC+4

Gusanagyugh (Armenian: Գուսանագյուղ) is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. In 1977, it was renamed after the bard "Gusan" Nakhshikar Sargis.[1]

Development programs[edit]

Gusanagyush village became part of COAF-supported villages (Children of Armenia Fund).

The programs implemented include: Student Councils, Debate Clubs, Health and Lifestyle Education, School Nutrition & Brushodromes, Women Health Screenings, Support for Reproductive Health.[2]

Children of Armenia Fund also renovated village facilities such as cafeteria and Brushodrome.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1831138—    
18971,466+3.65%
19261,062−1.11%
19391,433+2.33%
19591,207−0.85%
1970978−1.89%
1979876−1.22%
2001898+0.11%
20041,061+5.72%
Source: [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 75, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Շիրակի համայնքներում կփոխվի կյանքի որակը". Shirak Public TV. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ "Reviving Rural Communities". coafkids. 2019.
  4. ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.