Aghavnatun
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Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 44°15′05″E / 40.2333333°N 44.25139°E
| Aghavnatun Աղավնատուն |
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 Aghavnatun
Աղավնատուն |
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| Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 44°15′05″E / 40.2333333°N 44.25139°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,164 |
Aghavnatun (Armenian: Աղավնատուն, also Romanized as Akhavnatun, Agavnatun; formerly, Akhavnatukh) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town has a the ruins of an Iron Age fort, a 13th century tomb and chapel. There are four churches, the oldest of which is Saint Gevorg of the 10th century. A hill top just outside of town is dominated by a circular tower the purpose and date of which is not known.
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The small church of Karmravor sits hidden between fields and off of a dirt road. The present church was reconstructed upon old foundations, but portions of the original structure still remain intact.
[edit] References
- Aghavnatun at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 36; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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