Azat, Armenia Explained

Official Name:Azat
Native Name:Ազատ
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vardenis
Leader Title:Mayor
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:101
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1778°N 45.8717°W
Elevation M:2054

Azat (Armenian: Ազատ is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

History

Located in the village is a heavily ruined Armenian 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: ԱԶԱՏ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921061357/https://gegharkunik.am/node/34 . 2020-09-21 . 2021-02-15. gegharkunik.am.
  3. Book: Kiesling. Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 82–83. 99941-0-121-8.