Akunk
Akunk
Ակունք | |
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  Akunk | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′26″N 45°43′35″E / 40.15722°N 45.72639°ECoordinates: 40°09′26″N 45°43′35″E / 40.15722°N 45.72639°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Elevation | 1,965 m (6,447 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,443 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1604 |
| Akunk at GEOnet Names Server | |
Akunk (Armenian: Ակունք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
History[]
The village was founded on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and to the west of Akunk, there is a cyclopean fort, Klor Dar, dating from between the 6th and 4th centuries BC. There are two Tukh Manuk pilgrimage sites in the village as well.[2]
Gallery[]
Khachkar and scenery near Akunk
Hin Gomer church ruin
Klor Dar cyclopean fort, 6th-4th century BC.[3]
A khachkar, and a view of Akunk
Hin Gomer khachkars
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akunk. |
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- ^ Virtual Armenia - Gegharkunik
External links[]
- World Gazetteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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