Hovtun
Hovtun is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was originally inhabited by Azerbaijanis, then Greeks, and now Armenians.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.
Bandivan
Village
Bandivan is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 245 in 2010, down from 269 at the 2001 census.
Amasia
Village
Photo: RaffiKojian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amasia, previously known as Hamasia, is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It is located on the right bank of the Akhuryan River. Amasia is situated 3 km southwest of Hovtun.
Tsoghamarg
Village
Tsoghamarg is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was founded by migrants from Sebastea. Tsoghamarg is situated 4½ km southeast of Hovtun.
Hovtun
- Categories: village in Armenia and locality
- Location: Amasia Municipality, Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.96958° or 40° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
43.81476° or 43° 48′ 53″ eastPopulation
159Elevation
2,006 metres (6,581 feet)Open location code
8HG5XR97+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1444911072OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
616630Wikidata 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”
- Russian: “Алакилиса” (historical)
- Russian: “Байтар” (historical)
- Russian: “Овтун”
- Scots: “Hovtun”
- Spanish: “Hovtun”
- Turkish: “Baytar”
- Turkish: “Hovtun”
- Uzbek: “Hovtun”
- Vietnamese: “Hovtun”
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