Ayrk
Ayrk
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| Postal code | 1605 |
| Ayrk at GEOnet Names Server | |
Ayrk (
Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
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History
The village contains the Church of St. Astvatsatsin dated to 1181 AD, and the 13th-century Katoghike St. Gevorg church, 150 meters apart from each other. Both churches have large adjoining cemeteries, and between them are the remains of massive stone walls of an Iron Age fortification with shallow caves below.[2]
Gallery
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Khachkars in Ayrk
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayrk.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
Capital: Gavar | ||
| Urban settlements | ||
Gavar Municipality | ||
Martuni Municipality | ||
Sevan Municipality | ||
Shoghakat Municipality | ||
Vardenis Municipality |
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