Ghukasavan GhukasavanCoordinates: 40°07′34″N 44°25′04″E / 40.12611°N 44.41778°E / 40.12611; 44.41778CountryArmeniaProvinceAraratPopulation (2008) • Total2,295Coordinates: 40°07′34″N 44°25′04″E / 40.12611°N 44.41778°E / 40.12611; 44.41778 Ghukasavan (Armenian: Ղուկասավան, also Romanized as Gukasavan; until 1949, Kalara or Kalali) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement.