Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

Aghavnadzor Աղավնաձոր
Aghavnadzor Show map of Armenia Aghavnadzor Show map of Vayots Dzor
Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Areni
Population  (2011)[1]
• 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

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  Scenery around St. Astvatsatsin Church
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  St. Astvatsatsin Church
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  Scenery around Aghavnadzor
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  Scenery around Aghavnadzor
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  St. Mariam Church

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghavnadzor.

• 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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[ru] Агавнадзор (Вайоцдзорская область)