Gandzak () is a village in the
Gavar Municipality of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. The village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center
Gavar, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level.
Etymology
The village was previously known as ''Kyosamamed''
[Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան]
Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան
Երեւանի Համալսարանի Հրատարակչություն, Երեւան, 1986, p. 614 and later as ''Batikian'' and ''Batikyan'', in honor of
Batik Batikian (1892–1920), a Communist activist.
History
The village contains the 4th- or 5th-century half-ruined basilica of St. Astvatsatsin, and the domed 9th- or 10th-century St. Gevorg Church, in ancient times it had a domed hall. In the 19th century, Armenian migrants from Western Armenia covered the destroyed roofs with the logs.
Notable People
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Vardan Areveltsi
Vardan Areveltsi (; Vardan the Easterner, – 1271 AD) was a medieval Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator. In addition to establishing numerous schools and monasteries, he also left behind a rich contribution to Armen ...
, thirteenth-century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.
Gallery
Gandzak 07.jpg, Scenery around Gandzak
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (3).jpg, Gandzak house of culture
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (2).jpg, Gandzak municipality building
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (5).jpg, Monument in Gandzak
Գանձակ գյուղ, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ (7).jpg, River in Gandzak
Church in abandoned Gandzak 14.jpg, A church in Gandzak
References
External links
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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