Tsovagyugh
Village in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Tsovagyugh
Ծովագյուղ | |
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A view of Tsovagyugh | |
  Tsovagyugh Location within Armenia  Tsovagyugh Location within Gegharkunik | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′59″N 44°57′08″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,189 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Tsovagyugh at GEOnet Names Server | |
Tsovagyugh (Armenian: Ծովագյուղ [tsɔvɑˈgjuʁ]) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Name
The village was mentioned by the 13th-century historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi as Chapotik, which later became Chibukhlu. It was renamed Tsovagyugh ('lake village') on 3 January 1935.[2]
History
Gallery
World War II monument
Resort on Lake Sevan
A view of Tsovagyugh and Lake Sevan
A monument in honor of Muratsan
