40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E
Khachaghbyur Խաչաղբյուր | |
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 A view of Khachaghbyur from Murad Khach | |
  Khachaghbyur  Khachaghbyur | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Population | |
| • 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khachaghbyur.
- 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.
