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Horom (Armenian: Հոռոմ, also Romanized as Orom and Horrom) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Located 1 km east of Horom and situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and reservoir is the ancient Bronze Age through Urartian Citadel of Horom.

Horom Հոռոմ
Horom Show map of Armenia Horom Show map of Shirak
Coordinates: 40°39′15″N 43°52′56″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,056
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Not far from this location in Ghak and Shvaghtapa are two Urartian cyclopean forts.

Population

Population per years is the following.[1]

Year	1831	1897	1926	1939	1949	1970	1979	2001	2004
Pop.	459	1939	1564	1867	1660	1949	1841	2166	1570

Development programs

Horom village became part of COAF-supported villages (Children of Armenia Fund).

The programs implemented include: Student Councils, Debate Clubs, Health and Lifestyle Education, School Nutrition & Brushodromes, Women Health Screenings, Support for Reproductive Health.[2]

Children of Armenia Fund also renovated village facilities such as Cafeteria and Brushodrome.[3]

See also

• Shirak province
• Children of Armenia Fund

References

• Horom, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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