Gandzakar
Gandzakar is a cave in Tavush Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,279 metres. Gandzakar is situated nearby to the village Teghut, as well as near Haghartsin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haghartsin Monastery and St. Stephanos Church.
Haghartsin Monastery
Church
Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haghartsin is a medieval monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It was built between the 10th and 13th centuries. Haghartsin Monastery is situated 1¼ km west of Gandzakar.
St. Stephanos Church
Church
Photo: Նարինե Մուրադյան, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Stephanos Church is situated 1¼ km west of Gandzakar.
St. Astvatsatsin Church
Church
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Astvatsatsin Church is situated 1¼ km west of Gandzakar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teghut and Haghartsin.
Teghut
Village
Teghut is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Teghut is situated 3 km southeast of Gandzakar.
Haghartsin
Village
Photo: Thomas and Georgia, CC BY 2.0.
Haghartsin is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village. Haghartsin is situated 6 km southeast of Gandzakar.
Dilijan
Photo: Ben pcc, Public domain.
Dilijan is a town with mild climate and fresh air to the northeast of Yerevan. It is famous for its lovely surroundings, called the "Armenian Switzerland" by the locals, due to the densely forested valleys and mountains with alpine meadows surrounding them.
Gandzakar
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.79861° or 40° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
44.90592° or 44° 54′ 21″ eastElevation
1,279 metres (4,196 feet)Open location code
8HG6QWX4+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6074063952OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceGeoNames ID
11369791
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In Other Languages
“Gandzakar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Gandzak’ar”
- Armenian: “Գանձաքար”
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