Hrazdan
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Hrazdan (Armenie: Հրազդան, an aa Romanized as Razdan; umwhile, Akhta, Akhti, Akhtala, Nizhniye Akhty, Nizhne Akhti, Nerkin Akhta, an Nizhnyaya Akhta) is the caipital o the Kotayk province o Armenie. The name Hrazdan is derived frae the Middle Persie name Frazdan. Farzdan is connectit tae the Zoroastrian meethology. Wi a population o 52,900 it is the fift-lairgest ceety in Armenie bi population. It haes lost significant population syne the 1989 census reportit 59,000 fowk. Durin the Soviet years it wis ane o the heichlie-industrialized touns o the Armenie SSR.
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Hrazdan Հրազդան | |
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Ceety | |
Hrazdan | |
Coordinates: 40°30′0″N 44°46′0″E | |
Kintra Marz | Armenie Kotayk |
Established | 1959 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Aram Razmik Danielyan |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1750 m (5,740 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 52,900 |
• Density | 2519/km2 (6,520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (GMT+5) |
Website | www.hrazdan.am |
Sources: Population [1] |
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