Musayelyan, Shirak

40°59′34″N 43°56′20″E

Musayelyan Մուսայելյան
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Coordinates: 40°59′34″N 43°56′20″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Ashotsk
Population  (2011)
• Total	388[1]
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Musayelyan (Armenian: Մուսայելյան) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The St. Trdat church built in 1896 is located in the village.^[2]

Etymology

The village was previously known as Bozekhush^[3] (Azerbaijani: Bozyokuş;^[4] Russian: Боз-Ехуш;^[5] Armenian: Բոզյոխուշ^[6]). The village was later renamed after Bolshevik captain Sargis Musayelyan [hy]^[4] who committed his troops and the armoured train Vardan Zoravar (Armenian: Վարդան Զորավար, lit. 'General Vardan') to the May Uprising against the Dashnak government of Armenia in Aleksandropol (Gyumri)—He was imprisoned for several months until the Red Army executed two notable Dashnaks in Zangezur, thus prompting his execution in retaliation.^[7]

Economy

The population engages in animal husbandry, with the cultivation of grain and fodder crops.^[2]

Demographics

The population of the village since 1873 is as follows:^[6]

Year	Population	Note
1873	274	100% Armenian
1886	326
1897	366	100% Armenian Apostolic
1908	450
1914	555	Mainly Armenian. Also recorded as 495
1916	560
1919	600	Mainly Armenian
1922	254	100% Armenian
1926	258
1931	386
1939[2]	512
1959[2]	469
1970[2]	442
1979[2]	408
2001[2]	386
2004[2]	395
2011[1]	388