Norakert, Gegharkunik

40°16′01″N 45°41′00″E / 40.26694°N 45.68333°E / 40.26694; 45.68333

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Norakert Նորակերտ
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Coordinates: 40°16′01″N 45°41′00″E / 40.26694°N 45.68333°E / 40.26694; 45.68333
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Founded	1927
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,015
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
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Norakert (Armenian: Նորակերտ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

Norakert was founded in 1927 as a state farm specializing in growing wheat for seed.^[2]

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.