Arzakan Explained

40.4494°N 44.6064°W

Official Name:Arzakan
Native Name:Արզական
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kotayk
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:2,889
Coordinates:40.4494°N 44.6064°W

Arzakan (Armenian: Արզական, previously known as Arzakyand), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The Aghveran resort is located in Arzakan. There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century Neghutsi Vank, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. There are also the 13th-century monastic ruins of Ghuki Vank and 13th-century ruins of Surb Gevorg in the vicinity.

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