Khndzorut ( hy, Խնձորուտ, lit=appletree orchard) 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 cove ...
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 ''O ...
. The village is located close to the
Armenia–Azerbaijan border
The Armenia–Azerbaijan border ( hy, Հայաստան–Ադրբեջան սահման, translit=Hayastan–Adrbejan sahman, az, Azərbaycan–Ermənistan sərhədi) is the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Estimates of the bo ...
. Northwest to the village is the abandoned site of
Horadis
Horadis ( hy, Հորադիս), is an abandoned village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of W ...
, with a church from 1668.
Etymology
The village was previously known as and until 1946.
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Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province
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