Tumanyan, Armenia
- For the nearby town formerly called Tumanyan, see Dsegh.
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| Tumanyan Թումանյան |
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| From top left: Tumanyan Central squareKobayr monastery • Debed RiverHouse of culture • Statue of Hovhannes TumanyanDebed River gorge • Tumanyan landscape
From top left:
Tumanyan Central square Kobayr monastery • Debed River House of culture • Statue of Hovhannes Tumanyan Debed River gorge • Tumanyan landscape |
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 Tumanyan
Թումանյան |
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| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Lori |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Levon Zavaryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 1,710 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| Sources: Population[1] | |
Tumanyan (Armenian: Թումանյան), is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located 38 km northeast of the provincial centre Vanadzor. As of the 2011 census, the population of Tumanyan is 1,710, declining from 2,864 reported in 1964. The residents are mainly involved in agricultural activities.[2]
The town was formerly known as Dzaghidzor (Armenian: Ձաղիձոր), However, it was renamed Tumanyan in 1951, in honour of the famous Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan.
History
Tumanyan was founded as Dzaghidzor village on the left bank of Debed river in 1926, during the Soviet rule. In 1947, the village was granted the status of an urban-type settlement. In 1995, the government of independent Armenia reaffirmed the status of Tumanyan as an urban settlement.
The 12th-century Armenian Monastery of Kobayr is located near Tumanyan.
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