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Gagarin, Armenia

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40°32′13″N 44°51′28″E / 40.53694°N 44.85778°E / 40.53694; 44.85778

Gagarin
Գագարին
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Main road in Gagarin
Coat of arms of Gagarin
Coat of arms
Gagarin is located in Armenia
Gagarin
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Gagarin is located in Gegharkunik
Gagarin
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Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 44°51′28″E / 40.53694°N 44.85778°E / 40.53694; 44.85778
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalitySevan
Founded1955
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,379
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
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Gagarin (Armenian: Գագարին) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1955 and named after the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.[2] Administratively, the village is under the subordination of the Sevan municipality.

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 41, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine