Tsovasar
Tsovasar (Armenian: Ծովասար) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Tsovasar
Ծովասար | |
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_1.JPG.webp) Khachkars in Tsovasar | |
  Tsovasar | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′24″N 45°11′24″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,708 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Tsovasar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Tazakend.
History
The town contains a church, dedicated to St. Grigor Lusavorich, dating to the 9th century, and a 16th-century St. Astavatsatsin church.
Gallery
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St. Grigor Lusavorich Church_(5).jpg.webp)
Khachkar in Tsovasar_27.JPG.webp)
St. Grigor Lusavorich Church_9.JPG.webp)
Khachkars in Tsovasar
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Tazagyugh, Gegharkunik. |
- World Gazeteer: 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. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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