Alvar, Armenia

Alvar (Armenian: Ալվար; formerly, Duzkend, Azerbaijani: Düzkənd) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Alvar Ալվար
community
Alvar
Coordinates: 41°03′03″N 43°44′57″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Elevation	1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	140
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
Climate	Dfb
Alvar, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

The community of Alvar consists of the village of Alvar and the abandoned village of Aravet. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported the community's population was 168 in 2010,[1] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[2]

Population

According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 591 people, mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as «Karapapaks», lived in village Duzkend of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[3]

Population per years is the following.[4]

Year	1886	1931	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2004
Pop.	348	468	366	528	630	154	147	157

References

1. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
2. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
3. "Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
4. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 10" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.