Charentsavan (Armenie: Չարենցավան, Romanizit as Ch’arents’avan, Ch’arants’avan, Čarenc'avan, an Choentsavan; umwhile namit Lusavan till 1967) is a ceety locatit in the Kotayk Province (marz) o Armenie. Its population o 19,708 fowk at the 2001 census haes syne declined. The ceety wis foondit in 1948, an renamit in 1967 in honor o the poet Yeghishe Charents.[1]

Charentsavan

Չարենցավան
View o Charentsavan at dusk
View o Charentsavan at dusk
Charentsavan is located in Armenie
Charentsavan
Charentsavan
Coordinates: 40°24′35″N 44°38′35″E / 40.40972°N 44.64306°E / 40.40972; 44.64306
KintraArmenie
Marz (Province)Kotayk
Established1948
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total17,752
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (DST)

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  1. Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 56, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine