Gandzak, Armenia
Gandzak
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| Postal code | 1206 |
| Gandzak, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
Gandzak (
Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center Gavar
, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level.
Etymology
The village was previously known as Batikian and Batikyan, in honor of
Batik Batikian
(1892–1920), a Communist activist.
History
The village contains the 4th- or 5th-century half-ruined basilica of St. Astvatsatsin, and the domed 9th- or 10th-century St. Gevorg Church, in ancient times it had a domed hall. In the 19th century, Armenian migrants from Western Armenia covered the destroyed roofs with the logs.[2]
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A church in Gandzak
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References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gandzak, Armenia.
- 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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