40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E / 40.84000; 45.16306

Gandzakar
Գանձաքար
Nature around Gadzakar
Nature around Gadzakar
Gandzakar is located in Armenia
Gandzakar
Gandzakar
Gandzakar is located in Tavush
Gandzakar
Gandzakar
Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E / 40.84000; 45.16306
CountryArmenia
ProvinceTavush
MunicipalityIjevan
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,434
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Gandzakar at GEOnet Names Server

Gandzakar (Armenian: Գանձաքար) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.

Toponymy

The village was known as Aghdan until 1978.[2]

Administration

The current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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