Tsovak

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Tsovak
Ծովակ
A view of Tsovak
A view of Tsovak
Tsovak is located in Armenia
Tsovak
Tsovak
Coordinates: 40°10′58″N 45°38′02″E / 40.18278°N 45.63389°E / 40.18278; 45.63389Coordinates: 40°10′58″N 45°38′02″E / 40.18278°N 45.63389°E / 40.18278; 45.63389
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Elevation
1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,319
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1612
Tsovak at GEOnet Names Server

Tsovak (Armenian: Ծովակ) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Toponymy[]

The village was previously known as Nerkin Zagalu and Nizhniy Zagalu.

History[]

The village is the site of a large Iron Age fort atop the hill to the south and west, with an 8th-century BCE cuneiform inscription of Sarduri II cut into the stone at the north edge of the fortification.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Khachkars in Tsovak

  • Tsovak castle

  • Yot Axper chapel

  • Khachkar in Yot Axper chapel

  • Yot Axper chapel

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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