Azatek

Coordinates: 39°39′00″N 45°26′18″E / 39.65000°N 45.43833°E / 39.65000; 45.43833

Azatek Ազատեկ
Azatek
Coordinates: 39°39′00″N 45°26′18″E / 39.65000°N 45.43833°E / 39.65000; 45.43833
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Vayk
Elevation	1,625 m (5,331 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	603
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Azatek at GEOnet Names Server

Azatek (Armenian: Ազատեկ) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Residents of the village came from Salmast in 1828. In the vicinity is a 17th-18th century church and ruins of a fortress locally known as Smbataberd. Two km south is the shrine of St. Hakop from 1072, with a shrine of St. Marinos nearby as well.

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• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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