Sipan () is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Etymology The village was previously known as Tamb (), Pamb (), Pambak ( or ), and Pamb Krdi (). It was renamed Sipan in 1978.
History During the period of the Russian Empire, the village was part of the Alexandropol Uezd of the Erivan Governorate, and became populated by Yazidi Kurds from the Kars region.
In May 1918, the Ottomans crossed the river of Arpachay (Akhuryan) to wage a brief war against the Yerevan Republic. One column seized the city of Alexandropol and advanced north towards Mount Aragats, where 80 Yazidis got massacred in Pampa Kurda (Sipan).
Demographics The village is mostly populated by Yazidi Kurds.
Year Population 1873 292 1897 382 1939 443 1959 350 1979 473 1989 391 2001 264 2011 182
Notable people Emerîkê Serdar
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