Tsaghkasar (Armenian: Ծաղկասար, also Romanized as Tsakhkasar; formerly, Verkhniy Pirtikan, Verin Pirtikan, and Pirtikyan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a shrine dedicated to Tadevos the Apostle and ruins of a cycoplean fort.
Tsaghkasar
Ծաղկասար | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 43°53′59″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
Elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 71 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
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Capital: Ashtarak | ||
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