Aknaghbyur

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Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E / 40.95833; 45.15639

Aknaghbyur
Ակնաղբյուր
Vardan Mamikonian's oak and khachkar in Aknaghbyur
Vardan Mamikonian's oak and khachkar in Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur is located in Armenia
Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E / 40.95833; 45.15639
Country Armenia
ProvinceTavush
Population
 • Total509
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aknaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server

Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Toponymy[]

The village was known as Nerkin Agdan and Nerkin Aghdan (rendered as Nizhniy Agdan in Russian) until 1967, and Morut from 1967 to 1970.

History[]

Aknaghbyur was founded in 451 in honor of Vardan Mamikonian and is one of Armenia's oldest rural communities.[2] In recent years, ArmeniaFund has launched and completed several vital projects on the infrastructure of the town, such as the construction of a gas pipeline and an irrigation system and the renovation of the drinking-water system.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Armenia Fund begins reconstruction of drinking-water system in Aknaghbyur Village". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

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