Gandzak, Armenia

Gandzak Գանձակ
The 9th-century St. Gevorg Church in Gandzak
Gandzak Gandzak
Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 45°06′54″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Gavar
Elevation	1,978 m (6,490 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,815
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1206
Gandzak, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Gandzak (Armenian: Գանձակ) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center Gavar, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Kyosamamed and later as Batikian and Batikyan, in honor of Batik Batikian (1892–1920), a Communist activist.

History

The village contains the 4th- or 5th-century half-ruined basilica of St. Astvatsatsin, and the domed 9th- or 10th-century St. Gevorg Church, in ancient times it had a domed hall. In the 19th century, Armenian migrants from Western Armenia covered the destroyed roofs with the logs.

Gallery

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  Scenery around Gandzak
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  Gandzak house of culture
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  Gandzak municipality building
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  Monument in Gandzak
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  River in Gandzak
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  A church in Gandzak

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.