Arzakan ( hy, Արզական, previously known as Arzakyand), is a village in the
Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The
Aghveran resort is located in Arzakan. There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century
Neghutsi Vank
Neghuts Monastery ( hy, Նեղուցի վանք) is a monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermit ...
, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. There are also the 13th-century monastic ruins of Ghuki Vank and 13th-century ruins of Surb Gevorg in the vicinity.
Gallery
Image:Neghutsi Vank Southeast.JPG, S. Astvatsatsin Church at Neghutsi Vank, 10th-11th centuries
Image:Neghutsi Vank South Entrance.JPG, South entrance to the gavit at Neghutsi Vank
Image:Arzakan Church Door.jpg, Village church door
Image:Arzakan Pillar Near to Church.jpg, Stone pillar set on a plinth with a carving of a woman (possibly S. Astvatsatsin) adjacent to the church
Image:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Արզական.JPG, S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1207
Image:Ghuki church, Arzakan1 (2).jpg, Ghuki Vank, 13th century
See also
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Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...
References
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Kotayk Province
Mountain resorts in Armenia
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