Tsovak
Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia
Tsovak Ծովակ | |
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A view of Tsovak | |
40°10′58″N 45°38′02″E / 40.18278°N 45.63389°E / 40.18278; 45.63389 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Vardenis |
Elevation | 1,920 m (6,300 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,319 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Postal code | 1612 |
Tsovak at GEOnet Names Server |
Tsovak (Armenian: Ծովակ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
History
The village is the site of a large Iron Age fort atop the hill to the south and west, with an 8th-century BCE cuneiform inscription of Sarduri II cut into the stone at the north edge of the fortification.[2]
Gallery
- Khachkars in Tsovak
- Tsovak castle
- Yot Axper chapel
- Khachkar in Yot Axper chapel
- Yot Axper chapel
References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsovak.
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- 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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Gegharkunik Province
Capital: Gavar
- Akhpradzor
- Akunk
- Areguni
- Arpunk
- Avazan
- Ayrk
- Azat
- Daranak
- Geghakar
- Geghamabak
- Geghamasar
- Jaghatsadzor
- Kakhakn
- Karchaghbyur
- Khachaghbyur
- Kut
- Kutakan
- Lchavan
- Lusakunk
- Makenis
- Mets Masrik
- Nerkin Shorzha
- Norabak
- Norakert
- Pambak
- Pokr Masrik
- Shatjrek
- Shatvan
- Sotk
- Torfavan
- Tretuk
- Tsovak
- Vanevan
- Verin Shorzha
- Zariver
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