Khachaghbyur (Armenian: Խաչաղբյուր) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located immediately to the south of the Lusakunk village and to the west of Vardenis.

Khachaghbyur Խաչաղբյուր
A view of Khachaghbyur from Murad Khach
Khachaghbyur Show map of Armenia Khachaghbyur Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°10′20″N 45°41′19″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,064
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Khachaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Chakhyrlu, Chakhrlu, Chakhirlu, Sovietakert and Sovetakert.

History

Near the village is a ruined Iron Age fort, Murad Khach, as well as a 13th-century church.[2]

Gallery

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  Khachkar on Murad Khach
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  Murad Khach

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khachaghbyur.

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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