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Tsovasar ( hy, Ծովասար) is a village in the
Martuni Municipality Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvash ...
of the
Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...
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 ...
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History

The town contains a church, dedicated to
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Gregory the Illuminator ( Classical hy, Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ, reformed: Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ, ''Grigor Lusavorich'';, ''Gregorios Phoster'' or , ''Gregorios Photistes''; la, Gregorius Armeniae Illuminator, cu, Svyas ...
, dating to the 9th century, and a 16th-century St. Astavatsatsin church.


Gallery

Gegharqunik region church (number 5) 2.JPG, St. Grigor Lusavorich Church G. Lusavorich (Tsovasar) (5).jpg, Khachkar in Tsovasar Gegharqunik region church (number 5) 27.JPG, St. Grigor Lusavorich Church Gegharqunik region church (number 5) 9.JPG, Khachkars in Tsovasar


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* * * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province {{gegharkunik-geo-stub