Hovk
Հովք | |
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Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 45°01′21″E / 40.79111°N 45.02250°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Dilijan |
Population | |
• Total | 435 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AMT) |
Hovk ( Armenian: Հովք) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village; [2] refugees from Getashen, the villages of Shamkhor as well as from Martunashen (present-day Qarabulaq) resettled in the village. [3]
The village was originally known as Aghkikhlu. In 1978, it was renamed honor of Azeri poet and dramatist Samed Vurghun (1906-1956), a winner of the Lenin Prize. [4] After the independence of Armenia, on April 3, 1991, by the decision of the Supreme Council of Armenia, Samed Vurghun was renamed Hovk. [5]