Tsaghkashen (Armenian: Ծաղկաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Tsaghkashen Ծաղկաշեն
St. Hovhannes Church in Tsaghkashen
Tsaghkashen Show map of Armenia Tsaghkashen Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°18′17″N 45°03′19″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	470
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Kyarimkend.

History

The village was founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to St. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.

Gallery

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  St. Hovhannes Church
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  St. Hovhannes Church
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  Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church
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  St. Hovhannes Church interior

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik.

• 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. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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