Abovyan K’aghak‘
Abovyan or Abovian is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located 16 kilometres northeast of Yerevan and 32 kilometres southeast of the province centre Hrazdan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ptghnavank and Saint John the Baptist church.
Ptghnavank
Church
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Ptghnavank or Ptghni church is located in the village of Ptghni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
Saint John the Baptist church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint John the Baptist church is situated 4 km east of Abovyan K’aghak‘.
Dzagavank
Church
Photo: Emma YSU, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dzagavank is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Abovyan K’aghak‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nor Hachyn and Balahovit.
Nor Hachyn
Town
Nor Hachn is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, founded in 1953. The town is located on the right bank of Hrazdan River, to the west of the Arzni canyon, on the immediate proximity of the Arzni-Shamiram canal. Nor Hachyn is situated 5 km northwest of Abovyan K’aghak‘.
Balahovit
Village
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Balahovit is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The majority of the early settlers of the village immigrated in 1828-29 from Khoy and Salmast in present-day Iran, while some of the immigrants came from Bulankh.
Abovyan K’aghak‘
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Abovian”
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.2667° or 40° 16′ northLongitude
44.6167° or 44° 37′ eastElevation
1,393 metres (4,570 feet)Open location code
8HG67J88+MMGeoNames ID
828266
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In Other Languages
“Abovyan K’aghak‘” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Абовян”
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