Dimitrov, Armenia
Dimitrov (Armenian: Դիմիտրով; until 1949, Ghuylasar Nerkin[1]) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
Monument to Georgi Dimitrov in Dimitrov village
Dimitrov
Դիմիտրով | |
|---|---|
  Dimitrov | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′29″N 44°29′17″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,317 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
It is renamed in 1949 in honor of Georgi Dimitrov − Comintern and Bulgarian Communist leader and prime minister of Bulgaria.
See also
References
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Dimitrov, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
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