Azatan

Azatan (Armenian: Ազատան; formerly, Karakilisa, Karakhs, and Pokr Karakilisa) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 5,697 in 2010, up from 5,117 at the 2001 census. The name derives from the Armenian word Azatan (Armenian: Ազատան) - meaning "freedmen" .