Ptghunk ( hy, Պտղունք, also
Romanize
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d as Ptghunk’, Ptghounq, and Ptkhunk) is a village in the
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 ...
n
province
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of
Armavir. The village is about 10 miles from
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
on the road to
Komitas, and is close to the Zvartnots airport. The population of Ptghunk is about 1,400.
See also
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Armavir Province
Armavir ( hy, Արմավիր, ), is a province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the town of Armavir wh ...
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in Armavir Province
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