Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik
Tsaghkashen
Ծաղկաշեն | |
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 St. Hovhannes Church in Tsaghkashen | |
  Tsaghkashen  Tsaghkashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Gavar |
| Population | |
• Total | 470 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology
[edit]The village was previously known as Kyarimkend.
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to St. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.
Gallery
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St. Hovhannes Church -
St. Hovhannes Church -
Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church -
St. Hovhannes Church interior
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- 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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