Karchaghbyur should not be confused with Khachaghbyur.
Official Name: | Karchaghbyur |
Native Name: | Կարճաղբյուր |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Gegharkunik |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gegharkunik |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Vardenis |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2,337 |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.1639°N 45.5722°W |
Karchaghbyur (Armenian: Կարճաղբյուր) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik province of Armenia.
The village was previously known as Gedakbulag.
A walled settlement close to Karchaghbyur which was abandoned in the 1st century BCE, of the Persian or Hellenistic period, is being excavated.