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Khachaghbyur

40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E / 40.17222; 45.68861

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Khachaghbyur Խաչաղբյուր
A view of Khachaghbyur from Murad Khach
Khachaghbyur Show map of Armenia Khachaghbyur Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E / 40.17222; 45.68861
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,064
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Khachaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server

Khachaghbyur (Armenian: Խաչաղբյուր) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located immediately to the south of the Lusakunk village and to the west of Vardenis.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Chakhyrlu, Chakhrlu, Chakhirlu, Sovietakert and Sovetakert.

History

Near the village is a ruined Iron Age fort, Murad Khach, as well as a 13th-century church.^[2]

Gallery

Khachkar on Murad Khach
Murad Khach

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

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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.