Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik
Tsaghkashen
Ծաղկաշեն | |
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Tsaghkashen | |
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°ECoordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Population | |
• Total | 470 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server |
Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Toponymy[]
The village was previously known as Kyarimkend.
History[]
The village was founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to St. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.
Gallery[]
St. Hovhannes Church
St. Hovhannes Church
Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church
St. Hovhannes Church interior
References[]
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik. |
- 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. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
Categories:
- Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
- Gegharkunik geography stubs