22 SETTLEMENTS WILL BE RENAMED
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[12:42 pm] 20 June, 2006
NA affirmed the new names of 19 rural settlements in Syunik marz. The
issue of renaming these settlements was put on the agenda for a long
time. The above mentioned settlements got rid of the former foreign
names according to the law.
The change of the names of 19 settlements among 22 ones has
been affirmed so far. The question of three others is still
being discussed. These are the villages Aghbulagh, Musallam and
Okhtar. Three settlements of the marz are included in the list of
the rural communities in the framework of the law.
The settlement Verin Giratar is involved in Lernadzor community,
whereas Pirlu and Qyurut – in Geghi. The historical background
was taken into consideration while choosing the new names of the
settlements. The foreign names will be finally deleted from the map
of the region.
TV Company "Sosi," Kapan