Ayrk (Armenian: Այրք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Ayrk Այրք
Church in Ayrk
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Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Elevation	2,151 m (7,057 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	317
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1605
Ayrk at GEOnet Names Server

History

The village contains the Church of St. Astvatsatsin dated to 1181 AD, and the 13th-century Katoghike St. Gevorg church, 150 meters apart from each other. Both churches have large adjoining cemeteries, and between them are the remains of massive stone walls of an Iron Age fortification with shallow caves below.[2]

Gallery

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  Khachkars in Ayrk

References

External links

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• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 48; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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