Yaghdan
Yaghdan
Յաղդան | |
|---|---|
Yaghdan | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′33″N 44°30′30″E / 41.00917°N 44.50833°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Lori |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 233 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Yaghdan (Armenian: Յաղդան) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.
History
Until the 1988 Armenian earthquake the village had a ethnic Greek-majority population, in the aftermath of the earthquake some 300 children were taken to Greece. What was intended to be a temporary event initiated a permanent migration of most of the settlement's Greek population to Greece. Today, the Greeks that remain in Yaghdan are mostly of mixed Greek/Armenian heritage, and many of the former Greek homes lie empty.[2]
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