Aygehat

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'''Aygehat''' ({{langx|hy|Այգեհատ}}) is a village in the [[Odzun Municipality]] of the [[Lori Province]] in [[Armenia]].

== Toponymy == During the [[Khrushchev thaw]], on February 2, 1963, the village was renamed ''Danushavan'', in honor of [[Danush Shahverdyan]], an Armenian [[Old Bolsheviks|Old Bolshevik]] and Soviet statesman who was born in Aygehat.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aslanyan|first1=Arsham|last2=Grgearyan|first2=Hakob|date=1981|title=Հայկական ՍՍՀ աշխարհագրական անունների համառոտ բառարան|location=Yerevan|publisher=[[Armenian National Academy of Sciences|Armenian Academy of Sciences]]|language=Armenian|page=60}}</ref> A [[Armenian victims of the Great Purge|victim of Stalin's repressions]], Shahverdyan had been posthumously [[Rehabilitation (Soviet)|rehabilitated]] on September 25, 1954.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shakarian|first=Pietro A.|title=Anastas Mikoyan: An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev's Kremlin|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington|year=2025|page=54|url={{Google Books|rTNgEQAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}}|isbn=978-0253073556}}</ref> The name Aygehat was restored in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kiesling|first=Brady|title=Rediscovering Armenia|url=http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf|publisher=Tigran Mets|page=69|access-date=9 June 2008|archive-date=26 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626205330/http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Geography == The village is located {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} south-west of the city of [[Alaverdi, Armenia|Alaverdi]] and {{convert|43|km|abbr=on}} northeast of the city of [[Vanadzor]]. The village is located on the left bank of the [[Debed|Debed river]] on a high plateau, 1.15 km above sea level.

== Economy and culture == In the enlarged Odzun community, which includes Aygehat as well as neighboring villages, agriculture and livestock remain the primary sources of income. Out of the registered residents in the community 3,408 are employed, mostly in cattle-breeding and agriculture, across some 9,323 hectares of agricultural land.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ecolur |title=Social and Ecological Problems of Odzun Enlargened Community Discussed - Ecolur |url=https://www.ecolur.org/en/news/mining/13629/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=www.ecolur.org |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2025, Aygehat was identified as one of nine rural communities in the Lori region to benefit from a new water reservoir project supported by the Serbian government and the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-10 |title=New daily regulated reservoir to be built in Lori with Serbia’s support |url=https://armenpress.am/en/article/1224506 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Armenpress |language=en}}</ref> The reservoir, with a planned capacity of 8,900 m³, will include water supply and drainage systems and is expected to irrigate approximately 400 hectares of farmland. A delegation from [[Serbia]], UNDP, and Armenia visited the construction site in [[Hovnanadzor]] to assess progress and emphasized the project’s importance for strengthening agricultural productivity and resilience in Aygehat and surrounding villages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strengthening Resilience in Lori Berd: Serbia-Funded UNDP Project Advances Water Infrastructure for Host Communities and Refugees |url=https://www.undp.org/armenia/news/strengthening-resilience-lori-berd-serbia-funded-undp-project-advances-water-infrastructure-host-communities-and-refugees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806034142/https://www.undp.org/armenia/news/strengthening-resilience-lori-berd-serbia-funded-undp-project-advances-water-infrastructure-host-communities-and-refugees |archive-date=2025-08-06 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=UNDP |language=en}}</ref> The project will directly benefit 900 households and indirectly support over 8,000 individuals, including [[Refugees in Armenia|refugees]].

== Notable people == * [[Simon Zavarian]] * [[Danush Shahverdyan]]

== References == {{Commons}} {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Lori Province]]