Gandzakar

Gandzakar

Գանձաքար
Gandzakar Գանձաքար
	Nature around Gadzakar
	Gandzakar Show map of ArmeniaShow map of TavushShow all
	Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,434
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
	Gandzakar at GEOnet Names Server

Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E / 40.84000; 45.16306

Gandzakar (Armenian: Գանձաքար) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.

Toponymy[]

The village was known as Aghdan until 1978.^[2]

Administration[]

The current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.

References[]

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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[2011census-1] Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

[2] Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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hide v t Tavush Province
Capital: Ijevan
Urban communities	Ayrum Berd Dilijan Ijevan Noyemberyan
Rural communities	Achajur Acharkut Aknaghbyur Artsvaberd Aygedzor Aygehovit Aygepar Azatamut Berkaber Chinari Chinchin Choratan Ditavan Gandzakar Getahovit Itsakar Khashtarak Kirants Koghb Lusadzor Lusahovit Movses Navur Nerkin Karmiraghbyur Nerkin Tsaghkavan Norashen Paravakar Sarigyugh Sevkar Tavush Varagavan Vazashen Verin Karmiraghbyur Verin Tsaghkavan Yenokavan
Non-community settlements	Aghavnavank Archis Baghanis Bagratashen Barekamavan Berdavan Debetavan Deghdzavan Dovegh Gosh Haghartsin Haghtanak Hovk Jujevan Kayan Khachardzan Koti Lchkadzor Ptghavan Teghut Voskepar Voskevan Zorakan
Abandoned settlements	Chermakavan Chirchiri Geghatap Gomer Shamakhyan Tarsachay

Gandzakar Գանձաքար
Nature around Gadzakar
Gandzakar Gandzakar Show map of ArmeniaShow map of TavushShow all
Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E / 40.84000; 45.16306
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	3,434
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Gandzakar at GEOnet Names Server