Khashtarak Explained

40.9386°N 45.1797°W

Official Name:Khashtarak
Native Name:Խաշթառակ
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:1771
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.9386°N 45.1797°W

Khashtarak (Armenian: Խաշթառակ) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Within the village is a recently built church, and close by, to the west and the southeast of the village are some abandoned medieval settlements with khachkars.

Education and health care

There have been several charitable activities organized by the Armenia Fund in Khashtarak in recent times. The medical center of the village, the kindergarten and the public-education school were all renovated by the efforts of diaspora Armenians.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.