Irind

40°23′N 43°59′E / 40.383°N 43.983°E / 40.383; 43.983

Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia

Irind Իրինդ
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Coordinates: 40°23′N 43°59′E / 40.383°N 43.983°E / 40.383; 43.983
Country	Armenia
Province	Aragatsotn
Municipality	Talin
Population (2010^[1])
• Total	985
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Irind (Armenian: Իրինդ) 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.^[1] The town contains a 7th-century octagonal church that in 2011 was being reconstructed.^[1]

Notable residents of Irind

Avetis Isahakyan^[1] – Armenian poet, writer, and academic lived in Irind for 5 years
Khachik Dashtents^[1] – Armenian writer, poet, and translator
Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan's family^[1]

References

Irind at GEOnet Names Server
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 18, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Adrineh Der-Boghossian (July 13, 2010). "ATP adds to Irind's community improvement". Armenian Reporter. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010.