Amberd

Amberd; known as Franganots until 1978, is a village in the of . The village is home to the historic church of Thomas the Apostle, dating back to the 12th century.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,650 residents
  • Description: village in Armavir Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Amberd (miejscowość)”, “Amberd, Armavir”, “Franganots”, and “Frankanots”

Places of Interest

Highlights: st. Anna and Karmravor Church.

Church
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km southwest of Amberd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lernamerdz and Aghavnatun.

Village
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is an Armenian village of 400 people…

Village
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is a village in the …

Village
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is a village in the of .

Amberd

Latitude
40.24218° or 40° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.2704° or 44° 16′ 13″ east
Population
1,650
Elevation
946 metres (3,104 feet)
Open location code
8HG667RC+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 894495861
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
866097
Wiki­data ID
Q2222106
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Amberd” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Amberd”
  • Armenian: “Gmbet’”
  • Armenian: “Ամբերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Firəng kəndi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Firəng”
  • Belarusian: “Амберд”
  • Belarusian: “Амбэрд”
  • Cebuano: “Amberd”
  • Chechen: “Амберд”
  • Dutch: “Amberd”
  • French: “Amberd”
  • Georgian: “ამბერდი”
  • Greek: “Αμπέρντ”
  • Italian: “Amberd”
  • Malay: “Amberd, Armavir”
  • Malay: “Amberd”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Amberd”
  • Persian: “آمبرد”
  • Persian: “امبرد، ارماویر”
  • Polish: “Amberd”
  • Portuguese: “Amberde (Armavir)”
  • Portuguese: “Amberde”
  • Romanian: “Amberd, Armavir”
  • Russian: “Амберд”
  • Scots: “Amberd, Armavir”
  • Scots: “Amberd”
  • Swedish: “Amberd”
  • Turkish: “Amberd”
  • Ukrainian: “Амберд”
  • Uzbek: “Amberd”
  • Vietnamese: “Amberd, Armavir”
  • Vietnamese: “Amberd”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Amberd and Aygeshat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Amberd Cemetery and Բադալի եկեղեցի.

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