Lermontovo, Armenia

Lermontovo Լերմոնտովո
Lermontovo Location within Armenia
Coordinates: 40°45′54″N 44°37′48″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Lori
Elevation	1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	912
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Lermontovo (Armenian: Լերմոնտովո) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village is named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov, often called "the poet of the Caucasus". The village was previously known as Voskresenovka (Armenian: Վոսկրեսենովկա).

History

Like the neighboring village of Fioletovo, Lermontovo was settled in the mid-1800s by Spiritual Christians from Russia (Pryguny, Molokane).

Gallery

• 
  Lermontovo surrounded by the Margahovit sanctuary
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  View from the village
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  The community centre
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  Sunset in Lermontovo
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  Lermontovo-Fioletovo Highway
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  Aerial view

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia