Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor

39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E / 39.78361°N 45.22806°E / 39.78361; 45.22806

Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia

Aghavnadzor Աղավնաձոր

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Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E / 39.78361°N 45.22806°E / 39.78361; 45.22806
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Areni
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,890
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server

Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

The 12th-century church of Saint Astvatsatsin is 4 km northeast of Aghavnadzor, with a funerary monument from the year 1009 nearby. The ruins of a caravanserai are located 4 km to the northwest, and 4 km north is the 13th to 14th-century Ul Gyughi church. The 13th-century Aghjkaberd fortress is located 1 km east of the village.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Aynadzor and Aynazur.

Gallery

Scenery around St. Holy Mother of God Church
St. Holy Mother of God Church
Scenery around Aghavnadzor
Scenery around Aghavnadzor
St. Mary Church

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghavnadzor.

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
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.