Nor Hachen
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Nor Hachn Նոր Հաճն |
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Nor Hachn
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 Nor Hachn
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| Coordinates: 40°18′0″N 44°34′48″E / 40.30000°N 44.58000°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Kotayk |
| founded | 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gagik Matevosyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,920 m (6,300 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 9,307 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Website | Official web |
| Sources: Population | |
Coordinates: 40°18′07″N 44°34′59″E / 40.30194°N 44.58306°E
Nor Hachn (Armenian: Նոր Հաճն), is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, founded in 1953. The town is located on the right bank of Hrazdan River, to the west of the Arzni canyon, on the immediate proximity of the Arzni-Shamiram canal.
Nor Hachn is bordered by the village of Arzni and the town of Byureghavan on the east, the village of Nor Geghi on the north, the village of Nor Artamet on the west and the village of Getamej on the south. The Yeghvard training airfield is located to the west of Nor Hachn.
The town has a population of 9,307 per the 2011 census.
The geographical location of present-day Nor Hachn corresponds with the location of the historical Kotayk canton of the Ayrarat province of the ancient Greater Armenia.
In 1953, a small settlement was founded near the village of Arzni to accommodate the workers of the nearby hydro power plants, mainly the Arzni Hydro Power Plant which was opened in 1956. Subsequently the settlement became popularly known as "Silovoy" (the Russian name of the power generator plant). With the establishment of the "Sapfir" stone-processing factory in 1958, along with many other industrial plants, a planned urban settlement was developed in the area of Silovoy settlement. During the 1960s, the new settlement was named Nor Hachn (New Haçin) in memory of the Armenian town of Hachn in Cilicia (nowadays known as Saimbeyli in modern-day Turkish Republic).
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