Aregnadem () is a village in the

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of the

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History

Aregnadem village was founded at end of 17th century and was called Gharachanta (Latinized Armenian spelling of ''Karaçanta'', meaning ''black bag'' in Turkish). It was part of Aghbaba uchastok of Kars Okrug in Kars Oblast between 1878 and 1918. It was passed to Soviet Armenia according to treaties of

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and

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in 1921. It was renamed ''Azizbekov'' in honour of

Mashadi Azizbeyov Mashadi Azizbey oghlu Azizbeyov, also spelled Azizbekov (; ; January 6, 1876 - September 20, 1918) was a Soviet revolutionary of Azerbaijani origin, leader of the revolutionary movement in Azerbaijan, one of the first Azeri Marxists, Provincial ...

, one of the

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on 4 May 1939. Prior to 1988, the village was populated by

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, whereby "there was not a single

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family". The village was refounded in 1988 by

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from

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and

Gyumri Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the List of cities and towns in Armenia, second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th centur ...

in 1988, after it. Finally, it took present name on 3 April 1991.

Demographics

The

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reported its population was 388 in 2011, down from 407 at the 2001 census. The population of the village since 1897 is as follows:

References

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