▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kar ak il isa ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁General ▁T ov mas ▁Naz ar bek ian ' s ▁out number ed ▁troops , ▁led ▁by ▁G are gin ▁N zh de h ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁region ▁against ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Turkish ▁Army , ▁pushing ▁them ▁back ▁just ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁cru cial ▁Armen ian ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S ard ar apat , ▁thus ▁allowing ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁existence . ▁On ▁the ▁North ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Sp it ak - V an ad zor ▁highway , ▁about ▁ ▁West ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁little ▁shr ine ▁in ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁a ▁church , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁monument ▁to ▁that ▁battle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁after ▁only ▁ 2 ▁years ▁of ▁independence , ▁Armen ia ▁fell ▁under ▁Soviet ▁rule . ▁The ▁first ▁city ▁development ▁plan ▁for ▁G har ak il isa , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁architect s ▁Kar o ▁Hal ab yan , ▁Mik ay el ▁Maz man yan ▁and ▁Ge v ork ▁Koch ar , ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 3 0 . ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁plan , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁towards ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁West . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁renamed ▁the ▁city ▁K iro v ak an ▁after ▁the ▁B ols he vik