Sipan, Armenia
Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia
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Sipan (Armenian: Սիփան) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Sipan
Սիփան | |
|---|---|
  Sipan  Sipan | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 44°16′11″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Alagyaz |
| Population | |
• Total | 182 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Etymology
The village was previously known as Tamb (Թամբ), Pamb (Պամբ), Pambak (Պամբակ or Փամբակ), and Pamb Krdi (Փամբ Քրդի). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.[2]
History
During the period of the Russian Empire, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the Erivan Governorate, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the Kars region.[2]
In May 1918, the Ottomans crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of Alexandropol and advanced north towards Mount Aragats, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).[3]
