Arzakan (, previously known as Arzakyand), is a village in the
Kotayk Province
Kotayk (, ), is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk c ...
of
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 ...
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Aghveran
Aghveran () is a mountain resort in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, within the municipality of Arzakan village, located to the north of Buzhakan village. It is situated on the Hrazdan River's right-side tributary of Dalar ().
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resort is located in Arzakan. There are the large ruins of the 10th- or 11th-century
Neghutsi Vank, located along a ravine to the northwest of the village. There are also the 13th-century monastic ruins of Ghuki Vank and 13th-century ruins of Surb Gevorg in the vicinity.
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Image:Neghutsi Vank Southeast.JPG, S. Astvatsatsin Church at Neghutsi Vank, 10th-11th centuries
Image:Neghutsi Vank South Entrance.JPG, South entrance to the gavit at Neghutsi Vank
Image:Arzakan Church Door.jpg, Village church door
Image:Arzakan Pillar Near to Church.jpg, Stone pillar set on a plinth with a carving of a woman (possibly S. Astvatsatsin) adjacent to the church
Image:Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին, Արզական.JPG, S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1207
Image:Ghuki church, Arzakan1 (2).jpg, Ghuki Vank, 13th century
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Kotayk Province
Kotayk (, ), is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk c ...
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Kotayk Province
Mountain resorts in Armenia
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