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Balahovit (, also Romanized as Balaovit; formerly until 1968, Mgub, Mekhub, and Mehub) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The majority of the early settlers of the village immigrated in 1828-29 from Khoy and Salmast in present-day Iran, while some of the immigrants came from Bulankh. It was renamed Balahovit in 1968 at the request of an Armenian-American group, after one of the eight cantons (gavar) of Sophene in Greater Armenia, of the same name. The community has a school, house of culture, and a first aid station, as well as the site of Yerevan Veterinary Institute's experiment

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Within Vinony's link graph, Balahovit is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to Kotayk Province, Iran and Armenia.

The entry is geolocated on the map in AM, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Kurdish settlements in Armenia, Populated places in Kotayk Province and Yazidi communities in Armenia.

Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Balahovit Բալահովիտ
Settlement.pushpin_map
Armenia
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kotayk
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Kamo Grigoryan
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1828-29
Settlement.area_total_km2
12.28
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
3911
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
 
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.timezone_DST
 

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Բալահովիտ
Population
3435
Area
12.28
Elevation
1420
Image
Dsc02654-e1346326756538.jpg
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Balahovit
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Balahovit (, also Romanized as Balaovit; formerly until 1968, Mgub, Mekhub, and Mehub) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The majority of the early settlers of the village immigrated in 1828-29 from Khoy and Salmast in present-day Iran, while some of the immigrants came from Bulankh. It was renamed Balahovit in 1968 at the request of an Armenian-American group, after one of the eight cantons (gavar) of Sophene in Greater Armenia, of the same name. The community has a school, house of culture, and a first aid station, as well as the site of Yerevan Veterinary Institute's experimental station. Balahovit had a kindergarten, but it was closed in July 2004 due to the deteriorating conditions of the educational facility. The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, based primarily on grain farming, orchard cultivation, and cattle-breeding. Balahovit has a small minority of Kurds (including Yazidis) and Russians.

== See also == Kotayk Province History of Balahovit == References ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balahovit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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