Country Armenia Local time Wednesday 7:15 PM Marz province Tavush Province | Time zone (UTC+4) Population 435 (2011) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Hovk (Armenian: Հովք, formerly known as Aghkikhlu, and Samed Vurghun between 1978-1991), is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It belongs to the Dilijan municipality.
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Map of Hovk 4011, Armenia
Etymology
The village was originally known as Aghkikhlu. In 1978, it was renamed honor of Azeri poet and dramatist Samed Vurghun (1906-1956), a winner of the Lenin Prize. After the independence of Armenia, the village was renamed Hovk, literally meaning winds in Armenian.
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Hovk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA