Azat, Armenia

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CountryArmenia
Elevation
2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Azat
Ազատ
Azat is located in Armenia
Azat
Azat
Azat is located in Gegharkunik
Azat
Azat
Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E / 40.17778°N 45.87167°E / 40.17778; 45.87167
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Population
  Total
101
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Azat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Azat (Armenian: Ազատ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

'Azat' is the Armenian equivalent for 'free.'[2]

Located in the village is a heavily ruined Armenian 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]

The village was the birthplace of Azerbaijani ashik Ashig Alasgar (1821–1926).[4]

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