Hovk

Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 45°01′21″E / 40.79111°N 45.02250°E / 40.79111; 45.02250

Hovk Հովք
Hovk
Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 45°01′21″E / 40.79111°N 45.02250°E / 40.79111; 45.02250
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Tavush
Population (2011)
• Total	435
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Hovk (Armenian: Հովք, formerly known as Aghkikhlu, and Samed Vurghun between 1978-1991), is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It belongs to the Dilijan municipality.

Etymology

The village was originally known as Aghkikhlu. In 1978, it was renamed honor of Azeri poet and dramatist Samed Vurghun (1906-1956), a winner of the Lenin Prize.^[1] After the independence of Armenia, the village was renamed Hovk, literally meaning winds in Armenian.

References

• Hovk at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Tavush Province
Capital: Ijevan
Towns	Ayrum Berd Dilijan Ijevan Noyemberyan
Villages	Achajur Acharkut Aknaghbyur Artsvaberd Aygedzor Aygehovit Archis Aygepar Azatamut Baghanis Bagratashen Barekamavan Berdavan Berkaber Chinari Chinchin Choratan Debetavan Deghdzavan Ditavan Dovegh Gandzakar Getahovit Haghtanak Itsakar Jujevan Khashtarak Kirants Koghb Koti Lchkadzor Lusadzor Lusahovit Movses Navur Nerkin Karmiraghbyur Nerkin Tsaghkavan Norashen Paravakar Ptghavan Sarigyugh Sevkar Shamakhyan Tavush Varagavan Vazashen Verin Karmiraghbyur Verin Tsaghkavan Voskepar Voskevan Yenokavan Zorakan
Non-community villages	Aghavnavank Geghatap Gosh Haghartsin Hovk Kayan Khachardzan Teghut
Former villages	Chermakavan