Getargel

Coordinates: 40°14′0″N 44°33′30″E / 40.23333°N 44.55833°E / 40.23333; 44.55833

Getragel
Գետարգել

Dzagavank Monastery in Getargel
Getragel
Coordinates: 40°14′0″N 44°33′30″E / 40.23333°N 44.55833°E / 40.23333; 44.55833
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Kotayk
Population (2011 census)
  Total 795
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Getargel (Armenian: Գետարգել), formerly known as Radiokayanin kits, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Dzagavank Monastery – also known as the Surp Nshan Monastery of Getargel – is located at the southern edge of the village. The monastery consists of two churches: the main church of Surp Nshan dating back to the 7th century, and the 13th-century two-story chapel. The monastic complex was entirely renovated between 2001 and 2004.

As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 795.[1]

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