Isahakyan (Armenie: Իսահակյան, Romanisit as Isaakyan an Isahakian an aw; prior tae the 1820s, Kharum; till 1945, Ghazarabad, Khazarapat an Kazarapat) is a toun in the Shirak Province o Armenie. The toun wis namit for Ghazar Aga who organisit the defence o the toun against the Persies in 1826-1828; later namit efter poet Avetik Isahakyan, who livit thare.[1]

Isahakyan

Իսահակյան
Isahakyan is located in Armenie
Isahakyan
Isahakyan
Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E / 40.61667°N 43.72528°E / 40.61667; 43.72528
KintraArmenie
Marz (Province)Shirak
Population
 (2001)
 • Total960
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )

References

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  1. Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 79, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine