Chkalovka

Armenia / Gegharkunik / Sevan /
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Chkalovka (Armenian: Չկալովկա; until 1946 Aleksandrovka, Zeynalagali) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was founded by Russian who emigrated from the Volga, Saratov and Tambov regions of the Russian Empire in the first half of 19th century. On April 26, 1946, it was renamed in honour of test pilot Valeri Chkalov. Until 1926 it was inhabited by Russians. In 1831 it had 45 inhabitants, while in 1989 - 455 inhabitants.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chkalovka
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Coordinates:   40°30'32"N   44°58'59"E
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