Arzakan
40°26′58″N 44°36′23″E / 40.44944°N 44.60639°E
Arzakan Արզական | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 40°26′58″N 44°36′23″E / 40.44944°N 44.60639°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Kotayk |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,390[1] |
Arzakan (Armenian: Արզական, previously known as Arzakyand), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The Aghveran resort is located in Arzakan. There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century Neghutsi Vank, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. There are also the 13th-century monastic ruins of Ghuki Vank and 13th-century ruins of Surb Gevorg in the vicinity.
Gallery
- S. Astvatsatsin Church at Neghutsi Vank, 10th-11th centuries
- South entrance to the gavit at Neghutsi Vank
- Village church door
- Stone pillar set on a plinth with a carving of a woman (possibly S. Astvatsatsin) adjacent to the church
- S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1207
- Ghuki Vank, 13th century
See also
References
- ^ "Kotayk (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-07.