Ptghunk
Ptghunk is a village in Parakar Municipality, Armavir Province. Ptghunk is situated nearby to the village Musaler, as well as near the neighborhood Zvartnots.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zvartnots Cathedral and Zvartnots International Airport.
Zvartnots Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.
Zvartnots International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Armenia The World, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zvartnots International Airport is located near Zvartnots, 15 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. Zvartnots International Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Ptghunk.
Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ptghunk and Musaler.
Ptghunk
Village
Ptghunk is a village in the Armenian province of Armavir. The village is about 10 miles from Yerevan on the road to Komitas, and is close to the Zvartnots airport. According to the 2011 census, the population of Ptghunk is 1,795.
Musaler
Village
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral. Zvartnots is situated 3 km west of Ptghunk.
Ptghunk
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Parakar Municipality, Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.16656° or 40° 9′ 60″ northLongitude
44.3597° or 44° 21′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8HG65985+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 449335224OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Ptghunk” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պտղունք”
- Russian: “Птхунк”
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