Artsvakar

Coordinates: 40°21′19″N 45°10′21″E / 40.35528°N 45.17250°E / 40.35528; 45.17250

Artsvakar
Artsvakar
Coordinates: 40°21′19″N 45°10′21″E / 40.35528°N 45.17250°E / 40.35528; 45.17250
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Gegharkunik
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Artsvakar (formerly, Ghshlakh), 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.

References

Artsvakar at GEOnet Names Server
Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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