Gandzak ( hy, Գանձակ) is a village in the
Gavar Municipality
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...
of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
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 village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center
Gavar
Gavar ( hy, Գավառ) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Gegharkunik Province. It is situated among the high mountains of Gegham range to the west of Lake Sevan, with an average height o ...
, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level.
Etymology
The village was previously known as ''Batikian'' and ''Batikyan'', in honor of
Batik Batikian
The May Uprising ( hy, Մայիսյան ապստամբություն, translit=Mayisyan apstambutyun) was a coup d'état attempt by the Armenian Bolsheviks that started in Alexandropol (modern-day Gyumri) on May 10, 1920. It was eventually suppr ...
(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
Gandzak 07.jpg, Scenery around Gandzak
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (3).jpg, Gandzak house of culture
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (2).jpg, Gandzak municipality building
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (5).jpg, Monument in Gandzak
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (7).jpg, River in Gandzak
Church in abandoned Gandzak 14.jpg, A church in Gandzak
References
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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