Shirakavan, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°39′33″N 43°44′19″E / 40.65917°N 43.73861°E / 40.65917; 43.73861
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40°39′33″N 43°44′19″E / 40.65917°N 43.73861°E / 40.65917; 43.73861

Shirakavan
Շիրակավան
Shirakavan is located in Armenia
Shirakavan
Shirakavan
Shirakavan is located in Shirak
Shirakavan
Shirakavan
Coordinates: 40°39′33″N 43°44′19″E / 40.65917°N 43.73861°E / 40.65917; 43.73861
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAni
Established1976
Government
 • MayorMarat Mkrtchyan
Area
 • Total18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,510 m (4,950 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total743
Time zoneUTC+4

Shirakavan (Armenian: Շիրակավան) is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia, near the border of Turkey.

Demographics[edit]

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[1]

Year Population
1831 403
1897 903
1926 685
1939 786
1959 454
1970 426
1979 432
1989 933
2001 743
2004 714

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.