Sevkar

Not to be confused with Sevakar.

Coordinates: 41°01′11″N 45°08′33″E / 41.01972°N 45.14250°E / 41.01972; 45.14250

Sevkar Սևքար
The village of Sevkar
Sevkar Սևքար
Coordinates: 41°01′11″N 45°08′33″E / 41.01972°N 45.14250°E / 41.01972; 45.14250
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Tavush
Government
• Mayor	Vladimir Margaryan
Population (2011)
• Total	2,193
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Sevkar (Armenian: Սևքար, also Romanized as Sevk’ar; formerly, Karadash) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia and the birthplace of the Armenian revolutionary leader Sevkaretsi Sako. The meaning of the name in Armenian is "Black Stone." The original name of the village was "Karatash", which also means "Black Stone" in Turkish.

References

Sevkar at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Tavush Province

Capital: Ijevan

Towns	Ayrum Berd Dilijan Ijevan Noyemberyan

Villages	Achajur Acharkut Aknaghbyur Artsvaberd Aygedzor Aygehovit Archis Aygepar Azatamut Baghanis Bagratashen Barekamavan Berdavan Berkaber Chinari Chinchin Choratan Debetavan Deghdzavan Ditavan Dovegh Gandzakar Getahovit Haghtanak Itsakar Jujevan Khashtarak Kirants Koghb Koti Lchkadzor Lusadzor Lusahovit Movses Navur Nerkin Karmiraghbyur Nerkin Tsaghkavan Norashen Paravakar Ptghavan Sarigyugh Sevkar Shamakhyan Tavush Varagavan Vazashen Verin Karmiraghbyur Verin Tsaghkavan Voskepar Voskevan Yenokavan Zorakan

Non-community villages	Aghavnavank Geghatap Gosh Haghartsin Hovk Kayan Khachardzan Teghut

Former villages	Chermakavan

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