41°00′33″N 44°30′30″E / 41.00917°N 44.50833°E
Yaghdan
Յաղդան | |
|---|---|
  Yaghdan | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′33″N 44°30′30″E / 41.00917°N 44.50833°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Lori |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 233 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Yaghdan (Armenian: Յաղդան), is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Until the 1988 Armenian earthquake it has a majority ethnic Greek population. In the aftermath of the earthquake some 300 children were taken to Greece. What was intended to be a temporary event initiated a permanent migration of most of the settlement's Greek population to Greece. Today, those Greeks that remain in Yaghdan are mostly of mixed Greek/Armenian heritage, and many of the former Greek homes lie empty. [1]
References
- ↑ Tatev Hakobyan. Yaghatan: The last Greeks
Sources
- Yaghdan at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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