Chkalovka
Chkalovka Չկալովկա | |
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Chkalovka Չկալովկա | |
Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 44°58′44″E / 40.50833°N 44.97889°ECoordinates: 40°30′30″N 44°58′44″E / 40.50833°N 44.97889°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
Founded | 1840 |
Elevation | 1,931 m (6,335 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 503 |
Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) |
Postal code | 1514 |
Chkalovka (Armenian: Չկալովկա; until 1946 Aleksandrovka, Zeynalagali) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was founded by Russian emigrants in 1840 and renamed in honour of test pilot Valeri Chkalov in 1946.[1]
References
- Chkalovka at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 43; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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