Aghdzk

Aghdzk is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . It is home to the , a large grave monument complex and basilica of the 4th to 5th centuries.
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  • Type: Village with 1,900 residents
  • Description: village in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Aghdsk” and “Agհtsk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Byurakan astrophysic observatory and Artavazik Church.

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of in the village of in . is situated 2½ km northeast of Aghdzk.

Church
Photo: Melqon93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of in the of . is situated 4 km northeast of Aghdzk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agarak and Byurakan.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . It is located on Amberd River. The modern settlement was founded mainly by emigrants from , Gavash and .

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is a city in located on the volcano Aragats. It is a good place to sleep to then climb Mount Aragats.

Village
is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of , located on the right bank of Amberd river, 7 km southwest of the provincial capital . is situated 4 km southeast of Aghdzk.

Aghdzk

Latitude
40.31001° or 40° 18′ 36″ north
Longitude
44.2549° or 44° 15′ 18″ east
Population
1,900
Elevation
1,255 metres (4,117 feet)
Open location code
8HG68763+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4057711367
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
617010
Wiki­data ID
Q2316473
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Aghdzk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أغدزك”
  • Armenian: “Aghdzk’”
  • Armenian: “Aghts’k’”
  • Armenian: “Ախիզ”
  • Armenian: “Ախիս”
  • Armenian: “Ախս”
  • Armenian: “Ախց”
  • Armenian: “Ախցից”
  • Armenian: “Աղձք”
  • Armenian: “Աղսա”
  • Armenian: “Աղցի”
  • Armenian: “Աղցից ավան”
  • Armenian: “Աղցից գյուղ”
  • Armenian: “Աղցից”
  • Armenian: “Աղցուց գյուղ”
  • Armenian: “Աղցք”
  • Armenian: “Հախս”
  • Armenian: “Հաղս”
  • Armenian: “Ձորափ”
  • Belarusian: “Ахцк”
  • Chechen: “Ахцк”
  • Chinese: “Aghdsk”
  • Chinese: “阿格茲克”
  • Dutch: “Achtsk”
  • Dutch: “Aghtsk”
  • Finnish: “Aghtsk”
  • French: “Aghdsk”
  • Georgian: “აღძქი”
  • Georgian: “აღწქი”
  • German: “Aghdsk”
  • German: “Aġjk̕”
  • Greek: “Αγντσκ”
  • Italian: “Aghdzk”
  • Italian: “Aghdzq”
  • Italian: “Aghts’k‘”
  • Italian: “Aghtsk”
  • Italian: “Akhs”
  • Italian: “Dzorap”
  • Italian: “Hakhs”
  • Japanese: “アルツ”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Aghdzk”
  • Malay: “Aghtsk”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Aghdsk”
  • Persian: “آغتسک”
  • Persian: “اقتسکا”
  • Polish: “Achdzk”
  • Portuguese: “Alzeque”
  • Russian: “Ахдзк”
  • Russian: “Ахис”
  • Russian: “Ахцк”
  • Spanish: “Aghtsk”
  • Turkish: “Ağdesk”
  • Turkish: “Aghdsk”
  • Ukrainian: “Ахцк”
  • Urdu: “اقتسک”
  • Uzbek: “Aghdzk”
  • Vietnamese: “Aghdzk”

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