Karchaghbyur ( hy, Կարճաղբյուր) is a village in the
Vardenis Municipality
Vardenis ( hy, Վարդենիս) is a town and urban municipal community in the southeastern part of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is located in the valley of the Masrik River, on the territory of the Masrik artesian basin at above se ...
of the
Gegharkunik province of
Armenia
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.
Etymology
The village was previously known as ''Gedakbulag''.
History
A walled settlement close to Karchaghbyur which was abandoned in the 1st century BCE, of the Persian or Hellenistic period, is being excavated.
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
Archaeological sites in Armenia
Former populated places in the Caucasus
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