Irind () is a village in the

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of the

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located about 30 km east of the Turkish border. Irind was founded in 1921 by survivors of the

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who had fled from

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and Sasun. The town contains a 7th-century octagonal church that in 2011 was being reconstructed.

Notable residents of Irind

* Avetis Isahakyan – Armenian poet, writer, and academic lived in Irind for 5 years * Khachik Dashtents – Armenian writer, poet, and translator *

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's family

References

*
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 18, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province {{Aragatsotn-geo-stub