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Irind
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Irind () is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located about 30 km east of the Turkish border. Irind was founded in 1921 by survivors of the Armenian genocide who had fled from Mush and Sasun. The town contains a 7th-century octagonal church that in 2011 was being reconstructed. thumb|Church of Surb Gevorg in Irind, (6th century)

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Irind
Settlement.native_name
Իրինդ
Settlement.pushpin_map
Armenia#Aragatsotn
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Aragatsotn
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Talin
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
712
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+5

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Notable residents of Irind
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Irind () is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located about 30 km east of the Turkish border. Irind was founded in 1921 by survivors of the Armenian genocide who had fled from Mush and Sasun. The town contains a 7th-century octagonal church that in 2011 was being reconstructed. thumb|Church of Surb Gevorg in Irind, (6th century)

== Notable residents of Irind == Avetis Isahakyan – Armenian poet, writer, and academic lived in Irind for 5 years Khachik Dashtents – Armenian writer, poet, and translator Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan's family

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

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