For other uses of "Gay", see Gay (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E
| Gay Գայ |
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  Gay
Գայ |
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| Coordinates: 40°05′02″N 44°18′20″E / 40.08389°N 44.30556°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
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| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Founded | 1670s |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 3,594 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| - Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Gay (Armenian: Գայ; until 1978, Khatunarkh) pronounced "guy", is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town was founded in the 1670s, and named for the wife of Sefi Khan; in 1978, it was renamed in honor of a hero of the Russian Civil War, Hayk Bzhshkian, whose nom de guerre was "Guy".[1]
References
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 40, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- Gay, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
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