Ayrk
Ayrk
Այրք | |
|---|---|
 Church in Ayrk | |
  Ayrk | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E / 40.12389°N 45.79056°ECoordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E / 40.12389°N 45.79056°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Elevation | 2,151 m (7,057 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 317 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
Gallery[]
Khachkars in Ayrk
References[]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census 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.
External links[]
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 48; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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