Gandzak,_Armenia

Gandzak, Armenia

Gandzak, Armenia

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

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.

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Etymology

The village was previously known 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]

  • Scenery around Gandzak
  • Gandzak house of culture
  • Gandzak municipality building
  • Monument in Gandzak
  • River in Gandzak
  • A church in Gandzak

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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