Khachaghbyur

Not to be confused with Karchaghbyur.

Coordinates: 40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E / 40.17222; 45.68861

Khachaghbyur
Խաչաղբյուր
Khachaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E / 40.17222°N 45.68861°E / 40.17222; 45.68861
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Gegharkunik
Population (2008)
  Total 1,235
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Khachaghbyur (Armenian: Խաչաղբյուր, also Romanized as Khach’aghbyur, Khachagbur, and Khachagbyur; formerly, Chakhyrlu, Chakhrlu, Chakhirlu, Sovietakert, and Sovetakert) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village has a ruined Iron Age fort and a 13th-century church.[1]

References

  1. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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