Ttujur (Armenian: Թթուջուր; lit. 'Sour Water')[2] is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is home to the medieval "Kotrats Church" and the nearby ruined settlement of Tsak Kar.[3]

Ttujur Թթուջուր
A view of Ttujur
Ttujur Show map of Armenia Ttujur Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°38′50″N 45°18′40″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Elevation	1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	942
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1312
Ttujur, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

History

On May 6, 2010, the "Monument of Glory and Immortality" was erected in the village dedicated to the German-Soviet War, where 61 Armenians from Ttujur were killed during World War II. The ceremony was conducted within the frames of the 65th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazi Germans. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Russian ambassador to Armenia.[4]

Gallery

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  Getik river in Ttujur
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  Road in Ttujur

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ttujur.

• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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