Gandzak, Armenia

Gandzak (Armenian: Գանձակ) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. 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.

Gandzak Գանձակ
The 9th-century St. Gevorg Church in Gandzak
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Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 45°06′54″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Gavar
Elevation	1,978 m (6,490 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,815
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1206
Gandzak, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Etymology

The village was previously known as Kyosamamed^[2] 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.^[3]

Notable People

• Vardan Areveltsi, thirteenth-century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.

Gallery

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  Scenery around Gandzak
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  Gandzak house of culture
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  Gandzak municipality building
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  Monument in Gandzak
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  River in Gandzak
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  A church in Gandzak