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Lusarat

39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917

Lusarat
Լուսառատ
Lusarat as viewed from Khor Virap Monastery
Lusarat as viewed from Khor Virap Monastery
Lusarat is located in Armenia
Lusarat
Lusarat
Lusarat is located in Ararat
Lusarat
Lusarat
Coordinates: 39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArarat
MunicipalityVedi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,699[1]
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

Lusarat (Armenian: Լուսառատ) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Armenia–Turkey border.[2]

Name

The village was previously known until 1968 as Khor Virap.[3]

Monuments

In the village is a statue of an early 20th-century Armenian fedayi; armed defensive militia units that voluntarily defended the territory from outside forces.[4]

The Khor Virap Monastery is also located close to the village.

  • Lusarat seen in the background of Khor Virap Monastery.
    Lusarat seen in the background of Khor Virap Monastery.

References

  1. ^ "Ararat (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ "The light of Ararat". esiweb.org. European Stability Initiative. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 58. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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