Gandzak, Armenia
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Gandzak (Template:Langx) 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.
Etymology
The village was previously known as Kyosamamed[1] 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.[2]
Notable People
- Vardan Areveltsi, thirteenth-century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.
Gallery
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Scenery around Gandzak
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Gandzak house of culture
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Gandzak municipality building
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Monument in Gandzak
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River in Gandzak
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A church in Gandzak
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References
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- ↑ Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան. Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան. Երեւանի Համալսարանի Հրատարակչություն, Երեւան, 1986, p. 614
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External links
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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