Lusaghbyur, Lori
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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:
| Year | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 152 | 100% Armenian |
| 1873 | 768 | |
| 1886 | 967 | |
| 1897 | 1,210 | 1,172 Armenians, 14 Orthodox, 24 others; 645 men |
| 1904 | 1,317 | |
| 1914 | 1,637 | Mainly Armenian |
| 1916 | 1,618 | |
| 1919 | 2,077 | Mainly Armenian |
| 1922 | 589 | 100% Armenian |
| 1926 | 915 | 100% Armenian; 467 men |
| 1931 | 1,217 | 100% Armenian |
| 1939 | 1,350 | |
| 1959 | 1,210 | |
| 1979 | 1,056 | |
| 2001 | 998 | |
| 2004 | 1,110 |