Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E
Tsaghkashen Ծաղկաշեն | |
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Tsaghkashen Ծաղկաշեն | |
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 551 |
Time zone | (UTC+4) |
• Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն; also Romanized as Tsakhkashen and Tsaghkachen; formerly Kyarimkend) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to S. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.
References
- Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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