Isahakyan
Place in Shirak, Armenia
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Isahakyan
Իսահակյան | |
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  Isahakyan  Isahakyan | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°43′31″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Shirak |
| Municipality | Ani |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 824[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Isahakyan (Armenian: Իսահակյան) is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was formerly named after Ghazar Agha who organized the defense of the town against the Persians in 1826–1828; later named after poet Avetik Isahakyan, who lived there.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 325 | — |
| 1897 | 596 | +0.92% |
| 1926 | 451 | −0.96% |
| 1939 | 596 | +2.17% |
| 1959 | 588 | −0.07% |
| 1970 | 502 | −1.43% |
| 1979 | 532 | +0.65% |
| 2001 | 960 | +2.72% |
| 2011 | 824 | −1.52% |
| Source: [3] | ||
