Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor
Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
Aghavnadzor
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  Aghavnadzor | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Municipality | Areni |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server | |
The 12th-century church of Saint Astvatsatsin is 4 km northeast of Aghavnadzor, with a funerary monument from the year 1009 nearby. The ruins of a caravanserai are located 4 km to the northwest, and 4 km north is the 13th to 14th-century Ul Gyughi church. The 13th-century Aghjkaberd fortress is located 1 km east of the village.
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Aynadzor and Aynazur.
Gallery
Scenery around St. Astvatsatsin Church
St. Astvatsatsin Church.jpg.webp)
Scenery around Aghavnadzor.jpg.webp)
Scenery around Aghavnadzor
St. Mariam Church
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghavnadzor. |
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 125; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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