Gomk ( hy, Գոմք) is a village in the
Vayk Municipality
Vayk Municipality, referred to as Vayk Community ( hy, Վայք Համայնք ''Vayk Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeastern end of the country. Consisted of a group ...
of the
Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
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 ...
.
History
In the village is a 17th-century church and an important shrine/
khachkar
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 ...
from 1263. The inscription upon it reads:
Gallery
Gomk, Vayots Dzor 2.jpg, Scenery around Gomk
Որմնափակ խաչքար Գոմքում, կից կառուցված մատուռով 07.jpg, Khachkar chapel in Gomk
Lake near Gomk village 01.jpg, Lake near Gomk
Lake near Gomk village 04.jpg, Lake near Gomk
Եկեղեցի Գոմքում 01.jpg, Church
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Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province
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