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.
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
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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
References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան. Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան. Երեւանի Համալսարանի Հրատարակչություն, Երեւան, 1986, p. 614
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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