Khashtarak ( hy, Խաշթառակ) is a village in the
Ijevan Municipality
Ijevan ( hy, Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of ...
of the
Tavush Province
Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...
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 ...
. Within the village is a recently built church, and close by, to the west and the southeast of the village are some abandoned medieval settlements with
khachkars
A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...
.
Education and health care
There have been several charitable activities organized by the
Armenia Fund in Khashtarak in recent times. The medical center of the village, the kindergarten and the public-education school were all renovated by the efforts of diaspora Armenians.
Gallery
Khashtarak village, Tavush Province, Armenia 01.jpg, A view of Khashtarak
Տավուշի մարզ, գյուղ Խաշթառակ, Սուրբ Դավիթ եկեղեցի, 2012 թվական.jpg, St. David Church in Khashtarak
Տավուշի մարզ.jpg, Houses in Khashtarak
Cross - symbol of Khashtarak (Armenia, Tavush).jpg, One of the three cross-symbols of Khashtarak
Khashtarak village, Tavush Province, Armenia 02.jpg, A view of Khashtarak and surrounding nature
Khashtarak village, Tavush Province, Armenia 03.jpg, A view of Khashtarak
Панорама Хаштарак.jpg, Landscape around Khashtarak
1․ Տավուշի մարզ, գյուղ Խաշթառակ, Հայրենական մեծ պատերազմի զոհերի հիշատակին նվիրված հուշարձան.jpg, WWII monument in Khashtarak
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Populated places in Tavush Province
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