Ghukasavan

Ghukasavan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ghukasavan Ղուկասավան
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Ararat
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total =2295
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latd=40 |latm=07 |lats=34 |latNS=N
longd=44|longm= 25|longs=04 |longEW=E
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Ghukasavan ( _hy. Ղուկասավան, also Romanized as Gukasavan; until 1949, Kalara or Kalali) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement. [Kiesling, "Rediscoving Armenia", p.24, at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] ]

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* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com
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