Tsaghkasar
Appearance
40°27′58″N 43°53′59″E / 40.46611°N 43.89972°E
Tsaghkasar
Ծաղկասար | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 43°53′59″E / 40.46611°N 43.89972°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
Elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 71 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Tsaghkasar (Armenian: Ծաղկասար, also Romanized as Tsakhkasar; formerly, Verkhniy Pirtikan, Verin Pirtikan, and Pirtikyan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a shrine dedicated to Tadevos the Apostle and ruins of a cycoplean fort.
See also
References
- Tsaghkasar at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 19, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website