Nahapet Kuchak

Nahapet Kuchak was born in Kharakonis village of state Van, in Western Armenia. He was one of the first Armenian ashughs. About a dozen ashugh songs of religious, moral, and love content have been preserved and are still known in Armenian and Turkish, seven of which are in Turkish with Armenian letters. He died in village Kharakonis and is buried at St. Teodoros Church cemetery.