Gandzak, Armenia
Gandzak (Armenian: Գանձակ; formerly Batikian, Batikyan) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located in Gegharkunik region, on the right coast of Gavar river, 3 km south-west from region center, with an average height of 1980 meters above sea level. The village was named Batikian for a time in honor of Batik Batikian (1892–1920), a Communist activist. There is a half-ruined basilica of S. Astvatsatsin of the 4th or 5th century and a domed S. Gevorg church of the 9th or 10th century. In ancient times it had a domed hall. In the 19th century, Armenian migrants from Western Armenia covered the destroyed roofs with the logs.[1]
Gandzak Գանձակ | |
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 Surp Gevork church in Gandzak, 9th century | |
  Gandzak Գանձակ | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 45°06′54″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Elevation | 1,978 m (6,490 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 4,172 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
| Postal code | 1206 |
See also
References
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Gandzak, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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