Avshar, Ararat
Avshar (Armenian: Ավշար) is a major village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It hosted the 1993 and 1995 CYMA – Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia led by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian.
Avshar
Ավշար | |
|---|---|
  Avshar | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 44°41′01″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,116 |
Most of the population descends from Western Armenian Refugees from Van and Moush.
See also
References
- Avshar, Ararat at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
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