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52 ARMENIAN POPULATED AREAS RENAMED BY LAW ADOPTED AT RA NA
Noyan Tapan
Jun 13 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 13, RA National Assembly in
the second reading and completely adopted the bill submitted by
the government "On Making Amendments and Additions to RA Law "On
Administrative Division."
According to the bill, 52 populated areas of different regions
of Armenia are renamed. The goal of this is to change foreign,
disharmonious or repeated names. A number of populated areas were
renamed as the local residents wished. For instance, the village of
Areg, Aragatsotn region, was renamed Tatul after National Hero Tatul
Krpeyan. Besides, the settlement of Ayrum, Tavush region, is given
the status of a town community in consideration of the fact that it
is practically a town community with the respective infrastructures
and is deprived of lands of agricultural importance characteristic
of rural communities.
Noyan Tapan
Jun 13 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 13, RA National Assembly in
the second reading and completely adopted the bill submitted by
the government "On Making Amendments and Additions to RA Law "On
Administrative Division."
According to the bill, 52 populated areas of different regions
of Armenia are renamed. The goal of this is to change foreign,
disharmonious or repeated names. A number of populated areas were
renamed as the local residents wished. For instance, the village of
Areg, Aragatsotn region, was renamed Tatul after National Hero Tatul
Krpeyan. Besides, the settlement of Ayrum, Tavush region, is given
the status of a town community in consideration of the fact that it
is practically a town community with the respective infrastructures
and is deprived of lands of agricultural importance characteristic
of rural communities.