Parpi () is a village in the

Ashtarak Municipality Aragatsotn (, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 128, ...

of the

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...

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. It is home to the 5th-century Tsiranavor Church, with 7th- and 10th-century modifications. There is also S. Grigor or S. Grigor Lusavorich (''Gregory the Illuminator'') Church and the 7th-century (rebuilt 10th-11th century) Targmanchats (''Holy Translator'') Church located in a medieval-modern cemetery on a hill to the east. Nearby is a cave with a working door, used as a place of refuge between the 16th and 18th centuries.

History

The 5th- to 6th-century Armenian

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Ghazar Parpetsi was born at Parpi in AD 442. He is recognized for writing ''History of Armenia'', sometime in the early 6th century. Parpi is known to have had a brief visit during October 1734 by Abraham Kretatsi during the time while he was serving the Catholicos Abraham II. He wrote: The village is also mentioned in a 13th-century inscription on the southern wall of the Katoghike Church of the Astvatsnkal Monastery built between the 5th and 13th centuries in the village of

Hartavan Hartavan () is a village in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province 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 ...

. It reads as follows:

Notable People

* Nazar Albaryan, was an Armenian wrestler.

Gallery

Image:Փարպիի Թարգմանչաց եկեղեցի11.JPG, Targmanchats Church, 7th century Image:Փարպիի Ծիրանավոր եկեղեցի1.JPG, Tsiranavor Church, 5th century Image:Փարպիի Ծիրանավոր եկեղեցի14.JPG, Tsiranavor Church, 5th century Image:Փարպիի Ս. Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ1.JPG, S. Grigor Lusavorich Church File:Parpi stadium 11.09.2013.jpg, Parpi Stadium opened in 2013

References

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World Gazetteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census

Bibliography

* Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', pp. 15, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website

External links

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