Official Name: | Gandzakar |
Native Name: | Գանձաքար |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Tavush |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tavush |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Ijevan |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3434 |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.84°N 45.1631°W |
Elevation M: | 850 |
Gandzakar (hy|Գանձաքար) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.
The village was known as Aghdan until 1978.[2]
The current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.