Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik

Tsaghkashen Ծաղկաշեն
St. Hovhannes Church in Tsaghkashen
Tsaghkashen
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E / 40.30472; 45.05528Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E / 40.30472; 45.05528
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Population  (2011)[1]
• 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[]

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  St. Hovhannes Church

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  St. Hovhannes Church

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  Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church

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  St. Hovhannes Church interior

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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.

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