Akunk
Akunk Ակունք | |
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  Akunk Ակունք | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′26″N 45°43′35″E / 40.15722°N 45.72639°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Elevation | 1,965 m (6,447 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,741 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
| Postal code | 1604 |
Akunk (Armenian: Ակունք, also Romanized as Akunk’ and Akunq 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.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
- Akunk at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- 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.
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