Zohrabli

Zohrabli is a village in the Iravan uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Gamarli (Artashat) district, and currently in the Ararat province. The provincial centre is located 11 km to the northeast of the town of Gamarli and at a height of 905 m above sea level. Another name for the village was “Zorbali”. The village was noted in “The Iravan Province Comprehensive Data Book”.

The village was historically inhabited by Azerbaijanis. In 1828–1830 the village was inhabited by the Armenians who were removed from Iran and settled there and the Azerbaijanis were deported.

The toponym was coined on the basis of the Zohrabli multi-generational family name, one of the Turkic Gashgay tribes.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 20 August 1945, the village was renamed “Mrganush”. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative territory of the Ararat province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude 40°01’N., longitude 44°33’E.