Aghavnavank

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Aghavnavank
Աղավնավանք
A view of Aghavnavank
A view of Aghavnavank
Aghavnavank is located in Armenia
Aghavnavank
Aghavnavank
Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 45°05′36″E / 40.73083°N 45.09333°E / 40.73083; 45.09333Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 45°05′36″E / 40.73083°N 45.09333°E / 40.73083; 45.09333
Country Armenia
ProvinceTavush
Elevation
1,443 m (4,734 ft)
Population
 • Total337
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aghavnavank at GEOnet Names Server

Aghavnavank (Armenian: Աղավնավանք; Azerbaijani: Salah) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]

A hiking trail featuring the 12th/13th-century Aghavnavank Monastery, and a yew grove of the Dilijan National Park is located near the village.[3]

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Հայաստանով մեկ. Աղավնավանք". 1tv.am. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Yew Grove, Aghavnavank, Gandzakar Church Hiking Trail". All Trails.

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