Gandzak, Armenia
Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Gandzak (Armenian: Գանձակ) is a village in the 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.
Gandzak
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The 9th-century St. Gevorg Church in Gandzak | |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 45°06′54″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Gavar |
| Elevation | 1,978 m (6,490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,815 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1206 |
| Gandzak, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
Etymology
The village was previously known as Kyosamamed[2] and later 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.[3]
Notable people
- Vardan Areveltsi, thirteenth-century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.
Gallery
Scenery around Gandzak
Gandzak house of culture
Gandzak municipality building
Monument in Gandzak
River in Gandzak
A church in Gandzak
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