Karchaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E
Karchaghbyur
Կարճաղբյուր | |
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Karchaghbyur | |
Coordinates: 40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Population | |
• Total | 2,337 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Karchaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server |
Karchaghbyur (Armenian: Կարճաղբյուր) is a village in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia.
Toponymy[]
The village was previously known as Gedakbulag.
History[]
A walled settlement close to Karchaghbyur which was abandoned in the 1st century BCE, of the Persian or Hellenistic period, is being excavated.
References[]
External links[]
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
Categories:
- Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
- Archaeological sites in Armenia
- Former populated places in the Caucasus
- Gegharkunik geography stubs
- Armenian building and structure stubs