40°51′55″N 44°01′50″E/40.86528°N 44.03056°E/ 40.86528; 44.03056

Lusaghbyur (Armenian: Լուսաղբյուր) is a town in the Spitak Municipality within the Lori Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Aghbulagh (Աղբուլաղ).

History

During the Turkish–Armenian War in late 1920, The Turkish army massacred 1,186 inhabitants of the village.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:

YearPopulationNote
1831152100% Armenian
1873768
1886967
18971,2101,172 Armenians, 14 Orthodox, 24 others; 645 men
19041,317
19141,637Mainly Armenian
19161,618
19192,077Mainly Armenian
1922589100% Armenian
1926915100% Armenian; 467 men
19311,217100% Armenian
19391,350
19591,210
19791,056
2001998
20041,110