Tsovasar Explained

40.14°N 45.19°W

Official Name:Tsovasar
Native Name:Ծովասար
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Martuni
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2,708
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.14°N 45.19°W

Tsovasar (Armenian: Ծովասար) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

The town contains a church, dedicated to Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dating to the 9th century, and a 16th-century St. Astavatsatsin church.

Notes and References

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