Zolakar
Zolakar Զոլաքար | |
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Khachkars in Zolakar | |
Zolakar Զոլաքար | |
Coordinates: 40°07′30″N 45°22′30″E / 40.12500°N 45.37500°ECoordinates: 40°07′30″N 45°22′30″E / 40.12500°N 45.37500°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
Founded | 1829 |
Elevation | 1,999 m (6,558 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,778 |
Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) |
Postal code | 1407 |
Zolakar (Armenian: Զոլաքար, known as Zolakhach until 1935), is a major village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1829 by emigrants from Alashkert. Zolakar is home to the historic churches of Tukh Manuk and Surp Sarkis as well as Bronze Age cemeteries. In the center of the village is a funerary monument.[1]
References
- Zolakar at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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