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Dzhardzharis church

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] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.

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