Tsaghkunyats Mountains (or Tsaghkunyats Ridge), hy, Ծաղկունյաց լեռնաշղթա (''Tsaghkunyats lernasheghta''), are a range of
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
s in
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 ...
, mainly in the provinces of
Kotayk and
Aragatsotn
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported ...
.
The range is of volcanic origin including many
extinct volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
es. It has a length of 42 km, stretched between
Pambak Mountains Pambak or P’ambak may refer to:
*Pambak, Gegharkunik, Armenia
*Pambak, Lori, Armenia
*Sipan, Armenia, formerly ''Pambak''
*Pambak (river), in northern Armenia
*Pambak mountains
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