Aghavnatun Explained

40.2333°N 44.2514°W

Official Name:Aghavnatun
Աղավնատուն
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Armavir
Area Total Km2:11.46
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:3,164
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.2333°N 44.2514°W
Elevation M:925

Aghavnatun (Armenian: Աղավնատուն, formerly, Akhavnatukh) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. it is home to ruins of an iron-age fortress, a 13th-century tomb and a chapel.

There are four churches in the village, the oldest of which is Surp Gevork Church of the 10th century. A circular tower of an unknown purpose is found on a hill top near the village. [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aghavnatun (Armavir) . CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia . May 29, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530030442/http://www.caa.am/eng/lg.php?section=COMMUNITIES&id=102 . May 30, 2015 .