Charchakis
Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia
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Charchakis
Ճարճակիս | |
|---|---|
 Charchakis  Charchakis | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Alagyaz |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 443[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek.[2] Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish.[3][better source needed] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.
