Zangakatun ( hy, Զանգակատուն; until 1948, Chanakhchi and Russified as Nizhniye Chanakhchi, from 1948 to 1992, Sovetashen) is a village in the
Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...
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 ...
. Zangakatun is the birthplace and burial site of
Paruyr Sevak; his house is a museum. The village is also home to a 10th-century chapel.
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Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Ararat Province
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