Koti, Armenia

Coordinates: 41°08′08″N 45°07′30″E / 41.13556°N 45.12500°E / 41.13556; 45.12500

Koti
Կոթի
Koti
Coordinates: 41°08′08″N 45°07′30″E / 41.13556°N 45.12500°E / 41.13556; 45.12500
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Tavush
Population (2011)
  Total 2,014
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Koti (Armenian: Կոթի, also Romanized as Kot’i; until 1964, Kotigegh, until 1992, Shavarshavan) is a town in the Tavush Province of Armenia. In 1964, the town was renamed in honor of Shavarsh Amirkhanian (18841959), head of the precursor of the Armenian KGB.[1]

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 117, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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