Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor

Aghavnadzor (Armenian: Աղավնաձոր) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

Aghavnadzor
Աղավնաձոր
Aghavnadzor is located in Armenia
Aghavnadzor
Aghavnadzor
Aghavnadzor is located in Vayots Dzor
Aghavnadzor
Aghavnadzor
Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 45°13′41″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityAreni
Population
  Total1,890
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server

The 12th-century church of Saint Astvatsatsin is 4 km northeast of Aghavnadzor, with a funerary monument from the year 1009 nearby. The ruins of a caravanserai are located 4 km to the northwest, and 4 km north is the 13th to 14th-century Ul Gyughi church. The 13th-century Aghjkaberd fortress is located 1 km east of the village.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Aynadzor and Aynazur.

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