Tsaghkalanj Explained

40.2°N 44.2275°W

Official Name:Tsaghkalanj
Native Name:Ծաղկալանջ
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Marz (Province)
Subdivision Name1:Armavir
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,283[1]
Timezone: 
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst: 
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.2°N 44.2275°W

Tsaghkalanj (hy|Ծաղկալանջ, also Romanized as Tsakhkalandzh; until 1978, Agdzhakala and Aghjaghala) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village's church, dedicated to Saint George (Surb Gevorg), dates to the 1870s. It rests on an earlier circular foundation. Nearby, is the whitewashed Amenaprkich Church of an unknown date. There is also a Neolithic-Chalcolithic tell in the village and Bronze Age burial mounds, while the ruins of Amenaprkich, a medieval settlement are nearby.[2]

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  1. Web site: Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities. www.citypopulation.de. 2024-11-10.
  2. Book: Kiesling . Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 68. 99941-0-121-8.