Hartagyugh


Hartagyugh is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1820 by Western Armenian immigrants. The ancestors of the inhabitants came from Basen, Mush, Erzurum, Alashkert, Van and Kars. The settlement has existed since the 4th millennium BC.

History

During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian war, the village was occupied by Turkish forces and 2,100 of its inhabitants were massacred.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:
YearPopulation
1831195
18971,514
1926969
19391,507
19591,620
19701,722
19791,344
20011,226
20041,500
20081,265