41°00′33″N44°30′30″E / 41.00917°N 44.50833°E /41.00917; 44.50833
Yaghdan Յաղդան | |
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  Yaghdan | |
| Coordinates:41°00′33″N44°30′30″E / 41.00917°N 44.50833°E /41.00917; 44.50833 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Lori |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 233 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Yaghdan (Armenian:Յաղդան), is a village in theLori Province ofArmenia. Until the1988 Armenian earthquake it had a majority ethnicGreek population. In the aftermath of the earthquake some 300 children were taken to Greece. What was intended to be a temporary event initiated a permanent migration of most of the settlement's Greek population to Greece. Today, those Greeks that remain in Yaghdan are mostly of mixed Greek/Armenian heritage, and many of the former Greek homes lie empty.[1]
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