Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor

Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր, formerly Aynadzor and Aynazur) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

Aghavnadzor

Աղավնաձոր
Aghavnadzor
Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityAreni
Population
 (2011[1])
  Total1,890
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

The 12th-century church of Saint Astvatsatsin is 4 km northeast, with a funerary monument from the year 1009 nearby. The ruins of a caravanserai are 4 km northwest, and 4 km north is the 13th to 14th-century Ul Gyughi church. The 13th-century Aghjkaberd fortress is located 1 km east of the village.

References

  • Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server
  • World Gazetteer: Armenia World-Gazetteer.com
  • 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
  • Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 125; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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