40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E
Aknaghbyur
Ակնաղբյուր | |
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 Vardan Mamikonian's oak and khachkar in Aknaghbyur | |
  Aknaghbyur  Aknaghbyur | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Ijevan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 509 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Aknaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server | |
Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Toponymy[edit]
The village was known as Nerkin Agdan and Nerkin Aghdan (rendered as Nizhniy Agdan in Russian) until 1967, and Morut from 1967 to 1970.
History[edit]
Aknaghbyur was founded in 451 in honor of Vardan Mamikonian and is one of Armenia's oldest rural communities.[2] In recent years, ArmeniaFund has launched and completed several vital projects on the infrastructure of the town, such as the construction of a gas pipeline and an irrigation system and the renovation of the drinking-water system.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Armenia Fund begins reconstruction of drinking-water system in Aknaghbyur Village". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
External links[edit]
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
