Gugark

Gugark, formerly known as Meghrut, is a major village in the of , named for the province of Gugark in Greater Armenia. It borders with , being 2 km south-east, and is situated along the .
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Photo: Taron Saharyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 5,760 residents
  • Description: village in Lori Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Megrut”
  • Historically known as: “Meghrut”, “Yaghubli”, “Yaghublu”, “Yaghuplu”, “Yeghapli”, “Yeghaplu”, “Yeghubli”, and “Yeghublu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Theatre Named After H. Abelyan and Vanadzor Technology Center.

Theater building
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building, which is situated 4 km west of Gugark.

Office
, is a technological center for IT development in , the third-largest city in . It was opened on 29 October 2016.

Church
Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 19th-century church in , . It was constructed between 1828 and 1830 and consecrated in 1831. The construction was completed through the donation of Yuzbashi Piluman Tayiryants, during the reign of tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Catholicos John VIII of Armenia. is situated 4 km west of Gugark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pambak and Shahumyan.

Village
is a village in the Lori Region of . is a village in Lori with under 100 households. There is a primary school located outside the residential area and across the main road connecting Vanadzor to Alaverdi. is situated 3½ km northeast of Gugark.

Village
Photo: Preacher lad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the of . is situated 3½ km south of Gugark.

Village
is a town in the of . is situated 4½ km north of Gugark.

Gugark

Latitude
40.80367° or 40° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
44.54076° or 44° 32′ 27″ east
Population
5,760
Elevation
1,320 metres (4,331 feet)
Open location code
8HG6RG3R+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1995041525
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616648
Wiki­data ID
Q2682375
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Gugark” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Gugarq”
  • Armenian: “Գուգարք”
  • Armenian: “Եղափլի” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Եղափլու” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Եղուբլի” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Եղուբլու” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Մեղրուտ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Յաղուբլի” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Յաղուբլու” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Յաղուպլու” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Yaqublu (Pəmbək)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yaqublu”
  • Cebuano: “Gugark‘”
  • Cebuano: “Gugark’”
  • Chechen: “Гугарк”
  • Chinese: “Gugark”
  • Dutch: “Gugark”
  • French: “Gugark”
  • Georgian: “გუგარქი (სოფელი)”
  • Georgian: “გუგარქი”
  • German: “Gugark”
  • Japanese: “グガルク”
  • Malay: “Gugark, Armenia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gugark”
  • Persian: “گوگارک (روستا)”
  • Persian: “گوگارک”
  • Polish: “Gugark”
  • Russian: “Гугарк”
  • Russian: “Ехапли” (historical)
  • Russian: “Ехаплу” (historical)
  • Russian: “Ехубли” (historical)
  • Russian: “Ехублу” (historical)
  • Russian: “Мегрут” (historical)
  • Russian: “Яхубли” (historical)
  • Russian: “Яхублу” (historical)
  • Russian: “Яхуплу” (historical)
  • Scots: “Gugark, Armenie”
  • Scots: “Gugark”
  • Spanish: “Gugark”
  • Swedish: “Gugark”
  • Turkish: “Gugark”
  • Turkish: “Yakuplu”
  • Ukrainian: “Гугарк”
  • Vietnamese: “Gugark, Lori”
  • Vietnamese: “Gugark”

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