Akunk ( hy, Ակունք) is a village in the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvash ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...
.
History
The village was founded on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and to the west of Akunk, there is a
cyclopean
Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar. The boulders typic ...
fort, ''Klor Dar'', dating from between the 6th and 4th centuries BC. There are two
Tukh Manuk pilgrimage sites in the village as well.
Gallery
Ակունք Հին Գոմեր Գերեզմանոց 1 (30).jpg, Khachkar and scenery near Akunk
Ակունք Հին Գոմեր մատուռ (1).jpg, Hin Gomer church ruin
Բնակատեղի «Կլոր դար» մ.թ.ա. 4 դ. - մ.թ. 3 դդ.,.jpg, Klor Dar cyclopean fort, 6th-4th century BC.Virtual Armenia - Gegharkunik
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Խաչքար 10-17 դդ.jpg, A khachkar, and a view of Akunk
Ակունք Հին Գոմեր Գերեզմանոց 2 (81).jpg, Hin Gomer khachkars
References
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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