Charchakis
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40°42′02″N 44°19′28″E / 40.70056°N 44.32444°E
Charchakis
Ճարճակիս | |
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  Charchakis  Charchakis | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E / 40.70333°N 44.32611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Alagyaz |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek.[1] Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish.[2] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.
References[edit]
- ^ "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դերեկ". www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Ճարճակիս" (PDF). archive.fo. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- Charchakis at GEOnet Names Server
- 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.
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