Ayrk

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Ayrk
Այրք
Church in Ayrk
Church in Ayrk
Ayrk is located in Armenia
Ayrk
Ayrk
Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E / 40.12389°N 45.79056°E / 40.12389; 45.79056Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E / 40.12389°N 45.79056°E / 40.12389; 45.79056
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Elevation
2,151 m (7,057 ft)
Population
 • Total317
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1605
Ayrk at GEOnet Names Server

Ayrk (Armenian: Այրք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History[]

The village contains the Church of St. Astvatsatsin dated to 1181 AD, and the 13th-century Katoghike St. Gevorg church, 150 meters apart from each other. Both churches have large adjoining cemeteries, and between them are the remains of massive stone walls of an Iron Age fortification with shallow caves below.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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