Chambarak (
Armenian: Ճամբարակ also
Romanized as
Jambarak; until 1920,
Mikhaylovka, from 1920-1972,
Karmir Gyugh, from 1972-1991,
Krasnoye,
Krasnosel’sk,
Krasnosyelsk, and
Kraside) is a city in the
Gegharkunik Province of
Armenia. Chambarak was founded in 1835-40 on the
Getik River by
Russian immigrants, with the name
Mikhaylovka. Karmir Gyugh and Krasnosyelsk both mean "Red Village" in Armenian and
Russian, respectively.
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