Akunk
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For other places with the same name, see Akunk (disambiguation).
| Akunk Ակունք |
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 Akunk
Ակունք |
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| Coordinates: 40°09′08″N 45°43′12″E / 40.15222°N 45.72000°ECoordinates: 40°09′08″N 45°43′12″E / 40.15222°N 45.72000°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,741 |
Akunk (Armenian: Ակունք, also Romanized as Akunk’ and Akunq; until 1935, Kirkhbulag and Ghrkhbulagh) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and has a fort dating from the 6th-4th century BC. There are two Tukh Manuk pilgrimage sites in the village as well. West of Akunk is the Klor Dar cyclopean fort.
References [edit]
- Akunk 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. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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