Hovtun

Hovtun is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of . The village was originally inhabited by Azerbaijanis, then Greeks, and now Armenians.
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Photo: Կարինե Առաքելյան, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 159 residents
  • Description: village in Shirak Province of Armenia
  • Historically known as: “Alakilisa” and “Baytar”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandivan and Amasia.

Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of . The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 245 in 2010, down from 269 at the 2001 census.

Village
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, previously known as Hamasia, is a village in the Municipality of the of . It is located on the right bank of the Akhuryan River. is situated 3 km southwest of Hovtun.

Village
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is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the of . It was founded by migrants from . is situated 4½ km southeast of Hovtun.

Hovtun

Latitude
40.96958° or 40° 58′ 11″ north
Longitude
43.81476° or 43° 48′ 53″ east
Population
159
Elevation
2,006 metres (6,581 feet)
Open location code
8HG5XR97+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1444911072
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616630
Wiki­data ID
Q2223108
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Hovtun” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալաքիլիսա” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Ալաքիլիսե” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Բայթար” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Հովտուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Baytar”
  • Bulgarian: “Овтун”
  • Chechen: “Овтун”
  • Chinese: “Hovtun”
  • Dutch: “Hovtun”
  • French: “Hovtun”
  • Georgian: “ოვტუნი”
  • Greek: “Χοβτούν”
  • Italian: “Hovtown”
  • Italian: “Hovtun”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Hovtun”
  • Malay: “Hovtun”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hovtun”
  • Persian: “هوتون (روستای ارمنستان)”
  • Persian: “هوتون، ارمنستان”
  • Polish: “Howtun”
  • Romanian: “Hovtun, Șirak”
  • Russian: “Алакилиса” (historical)
  • Russian: “Байтар” (historical)
  • Russian: “Овтун”
  • Scots: “Hovtun”
  • Spanish: “Hovtun”
  • Turkish: “Baytar”
  • Turkish: “Hovtun”
  • Uzbek: “Hovtun”
  • Vietnamese: “Hovtun”

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