Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor
Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E / 39.78361°N 45.22806°E
Aghavnadzor
Աղավնաձոր | |
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Aghavnadzor | |
Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E / 39.78361°N 45.22806°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Areni |
Population | |
• Total | 1,890 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server |
Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
The 12th-century church of Saint Astvatsatsin is 4 km northeast of Aghavnadzor, with a funerary monument from the year 1009 nearby. The ruins of a caravanserai are located 4 km to the northwest, and 4 km north is the 13th to 14th-century Ul Gyughi church. The 13th-century Aghjkaberd fortress is located 1 km east of the village.
Toponymy[]
The village was previously known as Aynadzor and Aynazur.
Gallery[]
Scenery around St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church
Scenery around Aghavnadzor
Scenery around Aghavnadzor
St. Mariam Church
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghavnadzor. |
- World Gazetteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- 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
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 125; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
Categories:
- Vayots Dzor geography stubs
- Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province