Arzakan

Arzakan

Arzakan

Village in Kotayk, Armenia

40°26′58″N 44°36′23″E

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Arzakan (Armenian: Արզական, previously known as Arzakyand), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The Aghveran resort is located in Arzakan. There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century Neghutsi Vank, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. There are also the 13th-century monastic ruins of Ghuki Vank and 13th-century ruins of Surb Gevorg in the vicinity.

  • S. Astvatsatsin Church at Neghutsi Vank, 10th-11th centuries
  • South entrance to the gavit at Neghutsi Vank
  • Village church door
  • Stone pillar set on a plinth with a carving of a woman (possibly S. Astvatsatsin) adjacent to the church
  • S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1207
  • Ghuki Vank, 13th century

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