Charchakis Explained

40.7006°N 44.3244°W

Official Name:Charchakis
Native Name:Ճարճակիս
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Aragatsotn
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Aragatsotn
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Alagyaz
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:443
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.7033°N 44.3261°W

Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek.[1] Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish.[2] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դերեկ. www.nayiri.com. 2019-09-04.
  2. Web site: Ճարճակիս. https://archive.today/20190904201157/http://aragatsotn.mtad.am/u_files/file/ճարճակիս.pdf. dead. 2019-09-04. 2019-09-04. archive.fo. 2019-09-04.