Gay, Armenia
Gay
Գայ | |
|---|---|
  Gay | |
| Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Armavir |
| Municipality | Araks |
| Founded | 1670s |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,594 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Gay (Armenian: Գայ [ɡɑj]) until 1978, Khatunarkh, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan, Safavid governor of Chokhur-e Sa'd.[1][2] In 1978, it was renamed in honour of Russian Civil War hero Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom-de-guerre was Gay.[1]
References
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Հակոբյան Տ.Խ., Մալիք Բախշյան փ.Տ., Բարսեղյան Օ.Խ. Հայաստանի և շրջակա գավառների տեղանունների բառարան. I գ., Ա.Դ., Երևան, «Իրավանի համալսարան», 1986. էջ 778
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