Lusarat

39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917

Place in Ararat, Armenia

Lusarat Լուսառատ
Lusarat as viewed from Khor Virap Monastery
Lusarat Show map of Armenia Lusarat Show map of Ararat
Coordinates: 39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917
Country	Armenia
Province	Ararat
Municipality	Vedi
Population (2008)
• Total	2,384
Time zone	UTC+4

Lusarat (Armenian: Լուսառատ) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Armenia–Turkey border.^[1]

Name

The village was previously known until 1968 as Khor Virap.^[2]

Monuments

In the village is a statue of an early 20th-century Armenian fedayi; armed defensive militia units that voluntarily defended the territory from outside forces.^[3]

The Khor Virap Monastery is also located close to the village.

Gallery

Lusarat seen in the background of Khor Virap Monastery.

References

^ "The light of Ararat". esiweb.org. European Stability Initiative. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
^ Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 58. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Lusarat at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.