Shikahogh
Shikahogh
Շիկահող | |
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  Shikahogh  Shikahogh | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′43″N 46°28′25″E / 39.09528°N 46.47361°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Kapan |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.95 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 229 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Shikahogh (Armenian: Շիկահող) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Shikahogh State Reserve, the second largest forest reserve in Armenia, is located to the south of the village. It is a village in the Zangezur uezd of the former Yelizavetpol (Ganja) governorate, later in the former Gafan district, and currently in the Syunik province. The provincial centre lies 23 km to the southeast of town of Gapan, at a height of 980 m above sea level.
Etymology
[edit]The name of the village originates from the term Shek hogh (Շեկ հող), meaning "Red land". The toponym was coined on the basis of the word “shikh”, which is the vernacular form of the word “Sheikh” and the ethnonym “Ovuz” (a dialectal form of the ethnonym “Oghuz”), which reflects the name of the Oghuz Turkic tribe. It is an ethnotoponym. The name of the village was Armenianised and renamed “Shikahokh”
Demographics
[edit]The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 189 in 2010,[3] down from 272 at the 2001 census.[4]
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References
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- ^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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