Angeghakot () is a village in the

Sisian Municipality Sisian Municipality, referred to as Sisian Community ( ''Sisian Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Arme ...

of the

Syunik Province Syunik (, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and larg ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. A large reservoir, the Angeghakot Reservoir, spanning more than the entire length of the village lies to the south.

Demographics

In 1908, Angeghakot, then known as ''Angelaut'' (), had a predominantly Armenian population of 1,520 within the

Zangezur uezd The Zangezur ''uezd'' was a county (''uezd'') of the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire with its administrative center in Gerusy (present-day Goris) from 1868 until its formal abolition and partition between the Soviet republics of A ...

of the

Elizavetpol Governorate The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...

of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

. The

Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (), or ArmStat in short, is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was previously known as the Statistical Departme ...

reported its population as 2,057 in 2010, up from 1,860 at the 2001 census.

Notable people

* Oksen Mirzoyan, Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting

Godedzor

About 1,5 kilometres west of Angeghakot is located an important prehistorical archaeological site of Godedzor. The settlement of Nerkin Godedzor is in the

Vorotan river The Vorotan (), or Bargushad (Armenian: Բարգուշատ, ) or Bazarchay (), is a transboundary river in the South Caucasus that is the largest right tributary of the Hakari river. It starts from the northwestern slopes of the Syunik Plateau, ...

gorge, at the altitude of 1800 meters. Some

petroglyphs A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

are also found close by. In 2003, an archaeological survey revealed prehistoric cultural deposits distinguished by a distinctive stone industry and ceramics. The site is on the left bank of a river. Plenty of

obsidian Obsidian ( ) is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extrusive rock, extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is an igneous rock. Produced from felsic lava, obsidian is rich in the lighter element ...

artifacts were found at Godedzor. The Syunik obsidian (especially from Sevkar) has been identified in many artefacts from the Near East. Especially they have been found in the

Lake Urmia Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in th ...

basin in Iran.Main routes of communication between obsidian sources of Syunik, Kul Tepe and Lake Urmia Basin.
in Godedzor was a big hub of obsidian trade in the South Caucasus.

Gallery

Անգեղակոթ.JPG, Angeghakot Reservoir Անգեղակոթի եկեղեցի 1.jpg, Hazaraprkich Church Angeghakot 3506, Armenia - panoramio (1).jpg, Megalithic rings in Angeghakot +Vardan Zoravar chapel 03.jpg, Khachkar -Անգեղակոթի Սուրբ Վարդան սրբավայր 3.jpg, Saint Vardan chapel +Angeghakot grave 02.jpg, Khachkar

References

Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub