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Aghavnatun

Coordinates: 40°14′00″N 44°15′05″E / 40.23333°N 44.25139°E / 40.23333; 44.25139
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40°14′00″N 44°15′05″E / 40.23333°N 44.25139°E / 40.23333; 44.25139

Aghavnatun
Աղավնատուն
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArmavir
Area
 • Total11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total3,164
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)

Aghavnatun (Armenian: Աղավնատուն, formerly, Akhavnatukh) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. it is home to ruins of an iron-age fortress, a 13th-century tomb and a chapel.

There are four churches in the village, the oldest of which is Surp Gevork Church of the 10th century. A circular tower of an unknown purpose is found on a hill top near the village. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Aghavnatun (Armavir)". CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia. Retrieved May 29, 2015.