Ttujur, Gegharkunik

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Ttujur Թթուջուր
A view of Ttujur
40°38′50″N 45°18′40″E / 40.64722°N 45.31111°E / 40.64722; 45.31111
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Chambarak
Elevation	1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	942
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1312
Ttujur, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

Ttujur (Armenian: Թթուջուր, lit. 'Sour water')^[2] is a village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is home to the medieval "Kotrats Church" and the nearby ruined settlement of Tsak Kar.^[3]

History

On May 6, 2010, the "Monument of Glory and Immortality" was erected in the village dedicated to the German-Soviet War, where 61 Armenians from Ttujur were killed during World War II. The ceremony was conducted within the frames of the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazi Germans. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Russian ambassador to Armenia.^[4]

Gallery

Getik river in Ttujur
Road in Ttujur

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ T't'ujur, Armenia
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
^ Թթուջուր գյուղում բացվեց Մեծ հայրենականում զոհված 61 թթուջուրցիների փառքի հուշարձանը

External links

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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.