Jujakend is a town in the Borchali uezd of the former Tiflis governorate, later in the former Vorontsovka (Kalinino) district, and currently in the Lori province. Until 1937 it had been within the district of Jalaloghlu (Stepanavan). The provincial centre lies at a distance of 52 km from the town of Boyuk Garakilsa (Vanadzor), and at height of 1,590 m above sea level. It is on the three closely-related hills by the village Ilmazli, a small part of it lies 1,590 m above sea level.

During the Mongol invasion the name of the village was Juyjikend, and later the toponym was exposed to a phonetic change. The sound “y” was omitted, Juyjikend acquired the form “Jujakend” as a result of the sound replacement “i~ə”.

The village was inhabited by 205 Azerbaijanis in 1886, 237 in 1897, 210 in 1904, 468 in 1914 and 399 Azerbaijanis in 1916. In 1918 the Azerbaijanis were exposed to deportation. The inhabitants of the village managed to return to their own land after the establishment of Soviet power in the present-day Armenian territory. The village was inhabited by 474 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 498 in 1926, 623 in 1931, 746 in 1939, 873 in 1959, 1,334 in 1979 and 1,500 Azerbaijanis in 1987. In November-December 1988 the inhabitants of the village were massacred or ousted by the state of Armenia. At present, Armenians live there.

The town was renamed “Gizil Shafag” by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 3 January 1935. Further, it changed again and became “Jyunashogh” by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 8 August 1991. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Lori province (416, p.126).

 Geographic coordinates: latitude: 41°11’ E., longitude: 44°11’ E.