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.