Tsovasar (Armenian: Ծովասար) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Tsovasar Ծովասար
Khachkars in Tsovasar
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Coordinates: 40°08′24″N 45°11′24″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,708
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Tsovasar at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Tazakend.

History

The town contains a church, dedicated to St. Grigor Lusavorich, dating to the 9th century, and a 16th-century St. Astavatsatsin church.

Gallery

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  St. Grigor Lusavorich Church
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  Khachkar in Tsovasar
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  St. Grigor Lusavorich Church
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  Khachkars in Tsovasar

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Tazagyugh, 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. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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