Tsaghkashen
Ծաղկաշեն | |
|---|---|
 St. Hovhannes Church in Tsaghkashen | |
  Tsaghkashen  Tsaghkashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E / 40.30472°N 45.05528°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Gavar |
| Population | |
| • Total | 470 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology
The village was previously known as Kyarimkend.
History
The village was founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to St. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.
Gallery
St. Hovhannes Church
St. Hovhannes Church
Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church.jpg.webp)
St. Hovhannes Church interior
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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