Gandzakar
Gandzakar
Գանձաքար | |
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 Nature around Gadzakar | |
  Gandzakar  Gandzakar | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Ijevan |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,434 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Gandzakar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Gandzakar (Armenian: Գանձաքար) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.
Toponymy
[edit]The village was known as Aghdan until 1978.[2]
Administration
[edit]The current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]Capital: Ijevan | ||
| Urban settlements |  | |
| Berd Municipality | ||
| Dilijan Municipality | ||
| Ijevan Municipality | ||
| Noyemberyan Municipality | ||
40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E
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