Artsvakar
Artsvakar is a village in Lake Sevan Region, Armenia. Artsvakar is situated nearby to the village Noraduz, as well as near Noratus.Places of Interest
Highlights include Noratus cemetery and Holy Mother of God Church.
Noratus cemetery
Photo: Eupator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noratus Cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, is a medieval cemetery with many early khachkars located in the village of Noratus in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. Noratus cemetery is situated 3 km northeast of Artsvakar.
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Mother of God Church is situated 3 km north of Artsvakar.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church
Church
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church is situated 3½ km west of Artsvakar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artsvakar and Noratus.
Artsvakar
Village
Artsvakar, is former village and currently a neighbourhood within the town of Gavar, the capital of Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is home to an Iron Age fortress, dating back to the 2nd millennium BC.
Noratus
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noratus is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near the town of Gavar. The village has a rich historical past, and is famous for the Noratus cemetery, the largest surviving cemetery in the world featuring khachkars. Noratus is situated 2½ km north of Artsvakar.
Karmirgyugh
Village
Photo: Shaun Dunphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Karmirgyugh is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Karmirgyugh is situated 3½ km southwest of Artsvakar.
Artsvakar
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.35143° or 40° 21′ 5″ northLongitude
45.16924° or 45° 10′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8HG79529+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 11854228165OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Artsvakar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Արծվաքար”
- Russian: “Арцвакар”
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