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Aghnjadzor

Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 45°14′51″E / 39.90222°N 45.24750°E / 39.90222; 45.24750
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39°54′08″N 45°14′51″E / 39.90222°N 45.24750°E / 39.90222; 45.24750

Aghnjadzor
Աղնջաձոր
Silk Road bridge at Selim Pass near Aghnjadzor
Silk Road bridge at Selim Pass near Aghnjadzor
Aghnjadzor is located in Armenia
Aghnjadzor
Aghnjadzor
Aghnjadzor is located in Vayots Dzor
Aghnjadzor
Aghnjadzor
Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 45°14′51″E / 39.90222°N 45.24750°E / 39.90222; 45.24750
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityYeghegis
Population
 • Total412
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aghnjadzor at GEOnet Names Server

Aghnjadzor (Armenian: Աղնջաձոր; Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]

Cultural heritage

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One kilometer north is the site of the notable Lernantsk Caravanserai, appearing east of the road like a half-buried Quonset hut. It was built at approximately the same period as Orbelian's Caravanserai, which is also located near the village, but Lernantsk Caravanserai is smaller in size and more crudely built. Four kilometres north are the ruins of Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress").

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). "An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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