Balahovit
Balahovit is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The majority of the early settlers of the village immigrated in 1828-29 from Khoy and Salmast in present-day Iran, while some of the immigrants came from Bulankh.- Type: Village with 3,960 residents
- Description: village in Kotayk Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Balaovit”, “Mehub”, “Mekhub”, and “Mgub”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ptghnavank and Dzagavank.
Ptghnavank
Church
Ptghnavank or Ptghni church is located in the village of Ptghni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Getargel and Ptghni.
Balahovit
- Categories: village in Armenia, residential area, and locality
- Location: Abovyan Municipality, Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.25282° or 40° 15′ 10″ north
Longitude
44.60396° or 44° 36′ 14″ east
Population
3,960
Elevation
1,409 metres (4,623 feet)
Open location code
8HG67J33+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Balahovit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالاهوفيت”
- Armenian: “Balahovit”
- Armenian: “Բալահովիտ”
- Azerbaijani: “Məəgüb”
- Belarusian: “Балаавіт”
- Cebuano: “Balahovit”
- Chechen: “Балаовит”
- Dutch: “Balahovit”
- French: “Balahovit”
- Georgian: “ბალაჰოვიტი”
- Italian: “Balahovit”
- Malay: “Balahovit”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Balahovit”
- Persian: “بالاهوویت”
- Polish: “Balahowit”
- Romanian: “Balahovit, Kotaik”
- Russian: “Балаовит”
- Russian: “Балаховит”
- Scots: “Balahovit”
- Slovenian: “Balahovit”
- Spanish: “Balahovit”
- Swedish: “Balahovit”
- Turkish: “Məəgüb”
- Ukrainian: “Балаовіт”
- Uzbek: “Balahovit”
- Vietnamese: “Balahovit”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Balahovit and Tsaghkunq district.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: HayPost 2213 and Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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